“I was a very polite schoolgirl who did her work very well and hid under tables. I'd hate to think I haven't changed at all.” ThinkingWellsHateHavensChangedTablesPoliteI Haven't Changed Author:Joan Juliet Buck
“To me, falling in love is the first step in losing my confidence. If I'm in love with somebody, I think that obviously he must have other people in his life. Everything that makes me balanced and happy is suddenly in the hands of someone else. It's an extremely uneasy feeling.” PeopleIfsThinkingFirstsFeelingsHandsFallLove IsStepsLosingFalling In LoveFirst StepsBalancedUneasyUneasy Feelings Author:Joan Juliet Buck
“I used to envy people who had written books, the way I think women envy other women who've had babies. I was resentful, shy, and inhibited around people who had written books. They'd done things I wanted to do.” PeopleThinkingWayBookDoneWantedUsedWrittenBabyEnvyShyResentful Author:Joan Juliet Buck
“My worst image of myself is me sitting on a bed, smoking a cigarette, waiting for a phone call and thinking thoughts that don't join together.” ThinkingTogetherWaitingWorstBedSittingPhonesSmokingCigarettePhone Calls Author:Joan Juliet Buck