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Joyce Carol Oates
9 quotes
Quotes
- “When writing goes painfully, when it’s hideously difficult, and one feels real despair (ah, the despair, silly as it is,...”
- “And this is the forbidden truth, the unspeakable taboo - that evil is not always repellent but frequently attractive; th...”
- “Primarily, 'Black Girl/White Girl' is the story of two very different, yet somehow 'fated' girls; for Genna, her 'friend...”
- “I have forced myself to begin writing when I've been utterly exhausted, when I've felt my soul as thin as a playing card...”
- “I should say, one of the things about being a widow or a widower, you really, really need a sense of humor, because ever...”
- “Reading is the sole means by which we slip, involuntarily, often helplessly, into another's skin, another's voice, anoth...”
- “The worst thing: to give yourself away in exchange for not enough love.”
- “Keep a light, hopeful heart. But expect the worst.”
- “A daydreamer is prepared for most things.”