Joyce Carol Oates Quote

My mom told me to do whatever I wanted to do and don't get too anxious about it.

I don't want to be alone, I want to be left alone.

Even now I remember those pictures, like pictures in a storybook one loved as a child. Radiant meadows, mountains vaporous in the trembling distance; leaves ankle-deep on a gusty autumn road; bonfires...

Shame and blame should have no place in our body, mind, or spirit.

Whenever they are condemning weaves or breast implants, some people speak so passionately that their false teeth almost fall out.

An intelligent woman is a goldmine! She has the ability to learn, reason and understand things better and faster than her contemporaries. She is competent, alert and can reason out stuffs easily.

The truth no matter how hard it is to bear, must be accepted and confronted head on because it is real. Businesses and people who accept truth soar.

The really frightening thing about middle age is the knowledge that you'll grow out of it.

Learning is an ornament in prosperity, a refuge in adversity, and a provision in old age.

There is nothing inherently painful about being cheated on.