The painter who feels obligated to depict his subjects as uniformly beautiful or handsome and without flaws will fall short of making art.
From Joyce Maynard
A person who deserves my loyalty receives it.
If I told you about all the stories I don't tell, I would be violating the very boundaries I set for myself.
It's not only children who grow. Parents do too. As much as we watch to see what our children do with their lives, they are watching us to see what we do with ours. I can't tell my children to reach for the sun. All I can do is reach for it, myself.
You write about what you know, and you write about what you want to know.
The portrait of my parents is a complicated one, but lovingly drawn.
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.
Teach a child to play solitaire, and she'll be able to entertain herself when there's no one around. Teach her tennis, and she'll know what to do when she's on a court. But raise her to feel comfortable in nature, and the whole planet is her home.
I do not outline. There are writers I know and count as my friends who certainly do it the other way, but for me, part of the adventure is not knowing how it's going to turn out.
A good home must be made, not bought. In the end, it's not track lighting or a sun room that brings light into a kitchen.
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