--- title: "3 Joyce Thompson Quotes - Famous Writer" description: "US author (1948- ), often of works for children. Browse 3 Joyce Thompson quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-joyce-thompson-81938.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Joyce Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-joyce-thompson-81938.jpg) # Joyce Thompson (1948) Writer **3** quotes in **18** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Joyce Thompson is a writer. ## Quick Facts About Joyce Thompson Born January 1, 1948 Profession Writer ## About Joyce Thompson US author (1948- ), often of works for children. ## Quotes by Joyce Thompson > [It only takes one person to make a change...Let it begin with you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-thompson/it-only-takes-one-person-to-make-a-change-let-it-begin-with-you/) [Joyce Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-thompson/) [Begin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/begin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/778/joyce-thompson-81938_begin_it-only-takes-one-person-to-make-a-chang_146599.jpg) > [“If I were your mother, I would also warn you to beware of buildings that claim to be the houses of God.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-thompson/if-i-were-your-mother-i-would-also-warn-you-to-beware-of-buildings/) [Joyce Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-thompson/) [Big screen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/big-screen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b4/joyce-thompson-81938_big-screen_if-i-were-your-mother-i-would-also-warn_2105195.jpg) > [I know of three ways to recognize another writer: Writers are shamelessly nosy. Writers tell good stories, even about dumb old, daily…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-thompson/i-know-of-three-ways-to-recognize-another-writer-writers-are/) [Joyce Thompson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-thompson/) [Dumb](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dumb/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bc/joyce-thompson-81938_dumb_i-know-of-three-ways-to-recognize-anothe_2943983.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joyce-thompson/#itemlist", "name": "Joyce Thompson Quotes", "numberOfItems": 3, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It only takes one person to make a change...Let it begin with you.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Joyce Thompson" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-thompson/it-only-takes-one-person-to-make-a-change-let-it-begin-with-you/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/778/joyce-thompson-81938_begin_it-only-takes-one-person-to-make-a-chang_146599.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/778/joyce-thompson-81938_begin_it-only-takes-one-person-to-make-a-chang_146599.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/778/joyce-thompson-81938_begin_it-only-takes-one-person-to-make-a-chang_146599.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It only takes one person to make a change...Let it begin with you.” — Joyce Thompson", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“If I were your mother, I would also warn you to beware of buildings that claim to be the houses of God. 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