Quotes of Joyce Carol Oates

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Fiction that adds up, that suggests a "logical consistency," or an explanation of some kind, is surely secondrate fiction; for the truth of life is its mystery.

- Joyce Carol Oates

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“ Isn't it strange how we all start as strangers? Fall in love, share infinities, hurt each other, fall out of love to eventually end as the strangers we once were? ”

- Fiphie

“ Close your eyes, take your time and listen. ”

- Maxime Lagacé

“ Bagiku ada sesuatu yang paling berharga dan hakiki dalam kehidupan: 'dapat mencintai, dapat iba hati, dapat merasai kedukaan'. Tanpa itu semua maka kita tidak lebih dari benda. Berbahagialah orang yang masih mempunyai rasa cinta, yang belum sampai kehilangan benda yang paling bernilai itu. Kalau kita telah kehilangan itu maka absurdlah hidup kita. ”

- Soe Hok Gie

“ The gospel is this: We are more sinful and flawed in ourselves than we ever dared believe, yet at the very same time we are more loved and accepted in Jesus Christ than we ever dared hope. ”

- Timothy Keller

“ How do I say “I miss you” in a way that will make your heart ache as mine does? ”

- Unknown

“ Love is always open arms. If you close your arms about love you will find that you are left holding only yourself. ”

- Leo Buscaglia

“ Repetition is the mother of skill. (might be someone else who wrote it). ”

- Anthony Robbins

“ In the waltz of the leaves in the air In the features of the playful clouds In the nostalgia carried by the wind In Paris alone, I save your love (fragment from Your presence “partout”, chapter Hope) ”

- Claudia Pavel

“ At one time or another we are all called to leave the safety of our homes, the certainty of what we know, the illusions of who we are. Not everyone will heed this call, of course. And those who do will risk losing themselves completely. But if we choose to ignore the invitation, we risk never knowing who we might have become. We risk dying without knowing what it is to live. ”

- Thomas Lloyd Qualls

“ You can never plan the future by the past. ”

- Edmund Burke

“ When you become the image of your own imagination, it's the most powerful thing you could ever do. ”

- RuPaul

“ Stay strong, stay positive, and never give up. ”

- Roy T. Bennett

“ Where there’s marriage without love, there will be love without marriage. ”

- Benjamin Franklin

“ Unrequited love’s a bore. ”

- Lorenz Hart

“ Do I care about pleasure? Yes. But I don't believe in happiness. ”

- Tatiana Vedenska

“ Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened. ”

- Dr. Seuss

“ There are four basic human needs; food, sleep, sex and revenge. ”

- Banksy

“ Always go with the choice that scares you the most, because that’s the one that is going to help you grow. ”

- Unknown

“ Is there any positive energy like enthusiasm? ”

- Lailah Gifty Akita

“ True love is taking the risk that it won’t be a happily. ever. after. True love is joining hands with the man who loves you for who you are, and saying, “I’m not afraid to believe in you.” ”

- Cara Lockwood

“ My mama always used to tell me: ‘If you can’t find somethin’ to live for, you best find somethin’ to die for.’ ”

- Tupac Shakur

“ Her smile was innocent and naive as if she didn’t know anything other than to love and be kind to others. ”

- Mariyam Hasnain

“ The sun shall always rise upon a new day and there shall always be a rose garden within me. Yes, there is a part of me that is broken, but my broken soil gives way to my wild roses. ”

- C. JoyBell C.

“ We werent exactly lovers yet, But we were a little more then friends. We just kept meeting at the wrong time, but our connection never ends. ”

- Nikki Rowe