Quote by Joyce Maynard
If people choose to live their life in a way that does not confron

If people choose to live their life in a way that does not confront the more troubling aspects of their experience, thats fine, if it works for them. But it will probably make them uncomfortable if they come up against somebody like me. So they just shouldnt! They shouldnt read my work! – Joyce Maynard

Other quotes by Joyce Maynard

The vehemence with which certain critics have chosen not simply to criticize what Ive written, but to challenge my writing this story at all, speaks of what the book is about: fear of disapproval. – Joyce Maynard

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Fear
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More than any other setting – more than battlefields or boardrooms or a spaceship headed for intergalactic travel – Ill put my money on the family to provide an endless source of comedy, tragedy and intrigue. – Joyce Maynard

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Family
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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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Age
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Stories have always been the things that entertain me and make me feel happy and sad and move me and give me the experience of being able to live many lives in one lifetime. Its the best thing about being alive. – Michael Sheen

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Experience

Our DNA is as a consumer company – for that individual customer whos voting thumbs up or thumbs down. Thats who we think about. And we think that our job is to take responsibility for the complete user experience. And if its not up to par, its our fault, plain and simply. – Steve Jobs

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Experience

Experiences are savings which a miser puts aside. Wisdom is an inheritance which a wastrel cannot exhaust. – Karl Kraus

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Experience

Ive been playing against older and stronger competition my whole life. It has made me a better tennis player and able to play against this kind of level despite their strength and experience. – Maria Sharapova

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Experience

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The future destiny of the child is always the work of the mother. – Napoleon Bonaparte

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