Quote by Joyce Maynard
To share our stories is not only a worthwhile endeavor for the sto

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

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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At Home in the World is the story of a young woman, raised in some difficult circumstances, and how she survives. It tells a story of redemption, not victimhood. – Joyce Maynard

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Home
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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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Other Quotes from
alone
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So many people suffer from abuse, and suffer alone. – Pamela Stephenson

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alone

God created man and, finding him not sufficiently alone, gave him a companion to make him feel his solitude more keenly. – Paul Valery

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alone

I know what men want. Men want to be really, really close to someone who will leave them alone. – Elayne Boosler

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alone

When youre surrounded by all these people, it can be even lonelier than when youre by yourself. You can be in a huge crowd, but if you dont feel like you can trust anybody or talk to anybody, you feel like youre really alone. – Fiona Apple

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alone

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Business underlies everything in our national life, including our spiritual life. Witness the fact that in the Lords Prayer, the first petition is for daily bread. No one can worship God or love his neighbor on an empty stomach. – Woodrow Wilson

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What most persons consider as virtue, after the age of 40 is simply a loss of energy. – Voltaire

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I did get to keep the wedding dresses from Runaway Bride. Theyre all boxed up in my garage. Ive never opened them. Itll be fun one day when Hazel is taller. She can play dress-up with her friends. – Julia Roberts

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wedding