Best Joyce Carol Oates Lines
- To be knocked out doesn't mean what it seems. A boxer does not have to get up. Boxer
- We are linked by blood, and blood is memory without language. Blood
- We are stimulated to emotional response, not by works that confirm our sense of the world, but by works that challenge it. Challenge
- Except that awards are competitive, which is a negative thing, they are wonderful for singling out deserving individuals and bringing their work to the attention… Attention
- A lot of widows feel that they have betrayed their spouse by continuing to live. It's deranged thinking. I know that, but that doesn't stop… Betrayed
- After my parents passed away - in 2000 and 2003 - I felt I could take the time to think about the past and imagine… Been
- 'A Fair Maiden' existed in notes and sketches for perhaps a year. When I traveled, I would take along with me my folder of notes… Along
- A typical biography relying upon individuals' notorious memories and the anecdotes they've invented contains a high degree of fiction, yet is considered 'nonfiction.' Anecdotes
- After my husband died, I could not write much - I could not concentrate. I was too exhausted most of the time even to contemplate… Concentrate
- Among many of my friends and acquaintances, I seem to be one of the very few individuals who felt or feels no ambivalence about my… Abide
- Any kind of creative activity is likely to be stressful. The more anxiety, the more you feel that you are headed in the right direction.… Accompany
- As a farm girl, even when I was quite young, I had my 'farm chores' - but I had time also to be alone, to… Alone
- As soon as I moved to Princeton in 1978, I became fascinated by local history, much of it Revolutionary War-era; and I became fascinated by… Became
- Criticism is, for me, like essay writing, a wonderful way of relaxation; it doesn't require a heightened and mediated voice, like prose fiction, but rather… Calm
- For some reason, voters can be brainwashed, and they vote sometimes against their own best interests, let alone voting against the interests of people who… Alone
- Henry James's later works would have been better had he resisted that curious sort of self-indulgence, dictating to a secretary. The roaming garrulousness of ordinary… Been
- Honorary degrees and lifetime achievement awards are very encouraging. I know that it might sound strange that a writer who has published many books still… Achievement
- I always rewrite the very beginning of a novel. I rewrite the beginning as I write the ending, so I may spend part of morning… Always Rewrite
- I am not conscious of working especially hard, or of 'working' at all. Writing and teaching have always been, for me, so richly rewarding that… All
- I compose most of my tweets with care, as if they were aphorisms - they are not usually dashed-off. Sometimes I'm surprised by the high,… Aphorism
- I don't feel I write fast. I write in longhand and do so much revision. On the page, it's so old-fashioned. I could write a… Develops
- I don't know what marriages are like in general, but there are many things which I don't talk about with my husband. We discuss practical… American
- I don't read for amusement, I read for enlightenment. I do a lot of reviewing, so I have a steady assignment of reading. I'm also… Amusement
- I don't teach literature from my perspective as 'Joyce Carol Oates.' I try to teach fiction from the perspective of each writer. If I'm teaching… Carol
- I don't think I'm morbid by nature. Serious writers have always written about serious subjects. Lighthearted material doesn't appeal to me, and I don't read… Always Written
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