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Her Life Quotes by Joyce Carol Oates
- She thought that this man was her savior, that he had come to her at a time in her life when her life demanded completion,…
- My grandmother could never have written a memoir, so 'The Gravedigger's Daughter' is a homage to her life, and to the lives of other young…
- Primarily, 'Black Girl/White Girl' is the story of two very different, yet somehow 'fated' girls; for Genna, her 'friendship' with Minette is the most haunting…
- Adriana loved even the rank animal smell of the man's body, her sweat-slicked breasts and belly flattened beneath him, and her arms and legs clutching…
- He was ugly, himself. Weird-ugly. But ugliness in a man doesn't matter, much. Ugliness in a woman is her life.
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- To look almost pretty is an acquisition of higher delight to a girl who has been looking plain for the first fifteen… — Jane Austen
- I look upon another's insistence on the merits of his or her life - duties, intellect, accomplishment - and see that most… — Harold Brodkey
- I believe this with all my heart: The greatest coach of all time in my eyes is my mom. She's instilled in… — Scott Brooks
- A hero is someone who has given his or her life to something bigger than oneself. — Joseph Campbell
- If I have an hour in a city, I go to vintage stores first because it's so much cooler to find a… — Helena Christensen
- My mother ... had a very deep inner spirituality that allowed her to rebuild her life. It's extraordinary that she had such… — Caroline Kennedy
- When considering the stature of an athlete or for that matter any person, I set great store in certain qualities which I… — Donald Bradman
- My mom said giving birth was the most excruciating thing she's ever gone through in her life. So...if [a cesarean] doesn't happen,… — Britney Spears
- Frances and Courtney, I'll be at your altar. Please keep going, Courtney, for Frances, for her life will be so much happier… — Kurt Cobain
- My sister was drowning in the ocean once, and my brother and I dove in and saved her. True story. She owes… — Unknown Author
- You grow. You don't want to stay the same. The thing that was great for you before isn't going to be great… — Sharon Stone
- A woman of generous character will sacrifice her life a thousand times over for her lover, but will break with him for… — Stendhal