“I'd known enough flush times and lean ones to understand that money came and went. And that one day I'd also lose my looks, my seemingly boundless energy and maybe the ability to catch the eye of an attractive man and the audacity to Rollerblade. My name would be forgotten. So would bad reviews, and good ones. But loving a child is something that lasts. Long after all the rest is gone, that's what endures.” MenLooksChildrenLongEnoughWould BeEyeLastsNamesEnergyLosesAbilityKnownGoneOne DayEndureForgottenAttractiveReviewsBoundlessAudacityBad ReviewsAttractive Man Author:Joyce Maynard
“Long after Salinger sent me away, I continued to believe his standards and expectations were the best ones.” BelieveLongStandardsExpectationsSalinger Author:Joyce Maynard
“Although Salinger had long since cut me out of his life completely and made it plain that he had nothing but contempt for me, the thought of becoming the object of his wrath was more than I felt ready to take on.” LongMadeFeltCuttingObjectsReadyBecomingMade ItContemptWrathSalinger Author: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.” IfsWritingPersonsLongPaidElites Author:Joyce Maynard
