Quotes by Oates, Joyce Carol

In love there are two things -- bodies and words. >>

The worst cynicism: a belief in luck. >>

We are linked by blood, and blood is memory without language. >>

Quotations about Age and Aging

Study until twenty five, investigate until forty, profession until six >>

It is old age, rather than death, that is to be contrasted with life. >>

By the time you're eighty years old you've learned everything. You onl >>

When you're 50 you start thinking about things you haven't thought about before. I used to think getting old was about vanity -- but actually it's about losing people you love. Getting wrinkles is trivial.

Oates, Joyce Carol