I probably spend 90% of my time revising what I've written. Joyce Carol Oates haverevisespend Change image and share on social
Night comes to the desert all at once, as if someone turned off the light. Joyce Carol Oates desertlightnight Change image and share on social
We are linked by blood, and blood is memory without language. Joyce Carol Oates bloodlanguagelink Change image and share on social
Love commingled with hate is more powerful than love. Or hate. Joyce Carol Oates comminglehatelove Change image and share on social
Obviously the imagination is fueled by emotions beyond the control of the conscious mind. Joyce Carol Oates consciouscontrolemotion Change image and share on social
If you're living with a scientist, you see the world differently than you do with a humanist. It's in some ways very subtle, the differences in perceiving reality. Joyce Carol Oates differencedifferentlyhumanist Change image and share on social
My parents were very proud of me. After they passed, my career doesn't mean as much to me. Joyce Carol Oates careerparentpass Change image and share on social
When my brother called to inform me, on the morning of May 22, 2003, that our mother Caroline Oates had died suddenly of a stroke, it was a shock from which, in a way, I have yet to recover. Joyce Carol Oates brothercallcaroline Change image and share on social
If my favorite, most comfortable place is by our fireplace in cold weather, expedient places are on an airplane, in a waiting room or even waiting in line; frequently these days, while on the phone having been 'put on hold.' Joyce Carol Oates airplanecoldcomfortable share on social
I never really knew I wanted to 'be' a writer, but I was always writing from a very young age. It became more conscious as an ideal when I was in my twenties. Joyce Carol Oates ageconsciousideal Change image and share on social
