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> [“Is this really about keeping me safe or about you not wanting to share your sandbox with the others?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-oates/is-this-really-about-keeping-me-safe-or-about-you-not-wanting-to/)

[Carol Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-oates/)

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## More by Carol Oates

> [“Sebastian tapped his index finger on the polished wood thoughtfully. Yes, it was a universal truth: some things once broken were broken forever—like trust.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-oates/sebastian-tapped-his-index-finger-on-the-polished-wood-thoughtfully/)

[Carol Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-oates/)

> [“Love is just like the flower; it has hidden depths that we rarely ever explore. Beneath the surface lies a network of roots. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-oates/love-is-just-like-the-flower-it-has-hidden-depths-that-we-rarely-ever/)

[Carol Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-oates/)

> [“I think you've been sleeping on the job; the city isn't exactly paradise," she said caustically. "Every time you clap your hands, another person…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-oates/i-think-you-ve-been-sleeping-on-the-job-the-city-isn-t-exactly/)

[Carol Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-oates/)

> [“She looked like a grown-up, a calm, controlled grown-up, and she was glad for that one mercy. No one would be able to judge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-oates/she-looked-like-a-grown-up-a-calm-controlled-grown-up-and-she-was/)

[Carol Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-oates/)

> [“You have lived all these years and you're still a grumpy teenage boy. That must take effort.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-oates/you-have-lived-all-these-years-and-you-re-still-a-grumpy-teenage-boy/)

[Carol Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-oates/)

> [“The temptation to take the next step hung in the air around them...it was the apple: take one bite, and there was no going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-oates/the-temptation-to-take-the-next-step-hung-in-the-air-around-them-it/)

[Carol Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-oates/)

> [“A broken heart is something even I can’t protect you from. I’ve been alone for so long, and believe me, all that does is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-oates/a-broken-heart-is-something-even-i-can-t-protect-you-from-i-ve-been/)

[Carol Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-oates/)

> [“Deep down under where his heart resided, strangled up in thorny vines of guilt, anger, fear and longing, there lay something deeper in him,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-oates/deep-down-under-where-his-heart-resided-strangled-up-in-thorny-vines/)

[Carol Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-oates/)

> [“Is this really about keeping me safe or about you not wanting to share your sandbox with the others?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/carol-oates/is-this-really-about-keeping-me-safe-or-about-you-not-wanting-to/)

[Carol Oates](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/carol-oates/)

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