Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Joyce Carol Oates

Quote by Joyce Carol Oates

Work

Joyce Carol Oates: Conversations, 1970-2006

Joyce Carol Oates: Conversations, 1970-2006 is a compilation of interviews conducted with the celebrated American author Joyce Carol Oates. The book delves into the evolution of her writing career, exploring her thoughts on various aspects of her work, including her creative techniques, the development of her characters, and the themes she explores in her novels and short stories. The interviews provide a unique perspective on Oates' literary journey, offering readers a glimpse into the mind of one of the most influential writers of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. more

Author

Joyce Carol Oates
Joyce Carol Oates

Joyce Carol Oates is a renowned American author born on June 16, 1938. Her works span various literary forms such as novels, poetry, and drama, known for her unique narrative techniques and profound thematic explorations. more

You May Also Like

“As soon as one knows one is going to die, childhood is over.... So one can be grown up at seven. Then, I believe most human beings forget what they have understood, recover another sort of childhood that can last all their lives. It is not a true childhood but a kind of forgetting. Desires and anxieties are there, preventing you from having access to the essential truth.”

KnowsBelieveHumansKindLastsDesireDiesI BelieveHuman BeingsForgetChildhoodEssentialsAnxietyUnderstoodPhilosophicalSevenAccessPreventing
Author:Eugene Ionesco
Create image

“I always know a lie when I hear it, and the effect it has on me is no good at all. I go berserk just forcing myself not to go berserk, just trying to see truth in the lie, to see it in full context, and in a dimension in which it has got to be more than just a lie, possibly the profoundest kind of truth.”

KnowsTryingKindLyingEffectsPhilosophicalDimensionsBerserk
Book:Days of Life and Death and Escape to the Moon. (2. Print.)
Create image