Joyce Maynard

I have long observed that the act of writing is viewed, by some, as an elite and otherworldly act, all the more so if a person isn't paid for what she writes. ↗

— Joyce Maynard

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I think of myself as a realistic writer, not a creator of soap opera or melodrama. ↗

— Joyce Maynard

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I was giving a speech one time, and the woman who introduced me said, 'Well, she used to be J. D. Salinger's girlfriend. I thought, 'God, is that all I've been?' I didn't want to be reduced to that. ↗

— Joyce Maynard

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If a man wishes to truly not be written about, he would do well not to write letters to 18-year-old girls, inviting them into his life. ↗

— Joyce Maynard

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It is not the task of a reader to please her subjects. ↗

— Joyce Maynard

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It troubles me that people speak about writing for money as ugly and distasteful. ↗

— Joyce Maynard

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Long after Salinger sent me away, I continued to believe his standards and expectations were the best ones. ↗

— Joyce Maynard

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Many women my age have known the experience of giving up crucial parts of themselves to please the man they love. ↗

— Joyce Maynard

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My job is writing. I get paid to do it. When was the last time you heard someone challenge a doctor for making money off of cancer? ↗

— Joyce Maynard

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Not only did I avoid speaking of Salinger; I resisted thinking about him. I did not reread his letters to me. The experience had been too painful. ↗

— Joyce Maynard

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