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I believed my story would be helpful to young women my daughters a

I believed my story would be helpful to young women my daughters age, who are still in the process of forming themselves as women, and in need of encouragement to remain true to themselves. – 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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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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To share our stories is not only a worthwhile endeavor for the storyteller, but for those who hear our stories and feel less alone because of it. – Joyce Maynard

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An old woman looks in a mirror, recalls a little girl with a rag doll, and wonders what became of the little girl. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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They that have lived a single day have lived an age. – Jean de la Bruyere

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