Adventure Quote by Joyce Carol Oates
“To write a novel is to embark on a quest that is very romantic. People have visions, and the next step is to execute them. That's a very romantic project. Like Edvard Munch's strange dreamlike canvases where people are stylized, like 'The Scream.' Munch must have had that vision in a dream, he never saw it.”
About This Quote
Source Essay: Interview on Writing, 2015
Writing a novel is a romantic, visionary quest requiring execution of imagined worlds.
In simple terms: Writing is a romantic quest needing action.
Turn vision into work.
Themes
Mood
Type
When to use this quote
- starting a novel
- overcoming writer’s block
- transforming ideas into drafts
Key Concepts
Questions to Reflect On
- What vision have you yet to act on?
- How does romance fuel perseverance?
Vision alone is insufficient without disciplined effort.