Quotes by Joyce Carol Oates, The Journal of Joyce Carol Oates: 1973-1982

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Fiction that adds up, that suggests a "logical consistency," or an explanation of some kind, is surely second-rate ficti — Joyce Carol Oates, The Journal of Joyce Carol Oates: 1973-1982
Fiction that adds up, that suggests a "logical consistency," or an explanation of some kind, is surely second-rate ficti — Joyce Carol Oates, The Journal of Joyce Carol Oates: 1973-1982
The ideal art, the noblest of art: working with the complexities of life, refusing to simplify, to "overcome" doubt. — Joyce Carol Oates, The Journal of Joyce Carol Oates: 1973-1982
The ideal art, the noblest of art: working with the complexities of life, refusing to simplify, to "overcome" doubt. — Joyce Carol Oates, The Journal of Joyce Carol Oates: 1973-1982
Keeing busy" is the remedy for all the ills in America. It's also the means by which the creative impulse is destroyed. — Joyce Carol Oates, The Journal of Joyce Carol Oates: 1973-1982
Keeing busy" is the remedy for all the ills in America. It's also the means by which the creative impulse is destroyed. — Joyce Carol Oates, The Journal of Joyce Carol Oates: 1973-1982