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Joyce Carol Oates

A typical biography relying upon individuals' notorious memories and the anecdotes they've invented contains a high degree of fiction, yet is considered 'nonfiction.'

A typical biography relying upon individuals' notorious memories and the anecdotes they've invented contains a high degree of fiction, yet is considered 'nonfiction.'

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These are some quotes by American author Joyce Carol Oates Novelist, who was born on June 16, 1938.

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Nothing is accidental in the universe - this is one of my Laws of Physics - except the entire universe itself, which is Pure Accident, pure divinity.

Nothing is accidental in the universe - this is one of my Laws of Physics - except the entire universe itself, which is Pure Accident, pure divinity.

Joyce Carol Oates

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I should say, one of the things about being a widow or a widower, you really, really need a sense of humor, because everything's going to fall apart.

I should say, one of the things about being a widow or a widower, you really, really need a sense of humor, because everything's going to fall apart.

Joyce Carol Oates

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It seems disingenuous to ask a writer why she, or he, is writing about a violent subject when the world and history are filled with violence.

It seems disingenuous to ask a writer why she, or he, is writing about a violent subject when the world and history are filled with violence.

Joyce Carol Oates

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It's much better to wreak havoc on a show and be a maniac than promote myself. Plugs and anecdotes aren't really in line with my beliefs. Besides, if someone sees me on a morning show and thinks, 'That's not funny; this guy is crazy,' then I don't want them to come to the show anyway.

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Tourism, human circulation considered as consumption is fundamentally nothing more than the leisure of going to see what has become banal.

Tourism, human circulation considered as consumption is fundamentally nothing more than the leisure of going to see what has become banal.

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