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Joyce Carol Oates

American author

born 1938

4 quotes, most often on Writing.

Boxing is a celebration of the lost religion of masculinity all the more trenchant for its being lost.
On Boxing (1987)
- Men
- Sports
Prose — it might be speculated — is discourse; poetry ellipsis.
“‘Soul at the White Heat’: The Romance of Emily Dickinson’s Poetry,” (Woman) Writer: Occasions and Opportunities (1988)
- Poetry
- Writing
My theory is that literature is essential to society in the way that dreams are essential to our lives.
Joyce Carol Oates interviews herself (2013)
- Writing
When you’re 50 you start thinking about things you haven’t thought about before. I used to think getting old was about vanity — but actually it’s about losing people you love. Getting wrinkles is trivial.
Interview in The Guardian (18 August 1989)
- Age

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