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# Joyce Carol Oats

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##  Quotes by Joyce Carol Oats

> [“You never give such relationships a thought, To give a thought, to take a thought is a function of dissociation, distance. You…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-carol-oats/you-never-give-such-relationships-a-thought-to-give-a-thought-to-take/)

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> [“Oh, we women know things you don't know, you teachers, you readers and writers of books, we are the ones who wait…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joyce-carol-oats/oh-we-women-know-things-you-don-t-know-you-teachers-you-readers-and/)

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