It makes me angry sometimes, it's a visceral thing — how you come to despise your own words in your ears not because they aren't genuine, but because… - Joyce Carol Oates
" "It makes me angry sometimes, it's a visceral thing — how you come to despise your own words in your ears not because they aren't genuine, but because they are; because you've said them so many times, your 'principles,' your 'ideals' — and so damned little in the world has changed because of them.
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About Joyce Carol Oates
Joyce Carol Oates (born June 16, 1938) is an American author who has published 58 novels, plays and novellas, as well as volumes of short stories, poetry, and nonfiction. Oates taught at Princeton University from 1978 to 2014 and is the Roger S. Berlind '52 Professor Emerita in the Humanities with the Program in Creative Writing. She is a visiting professor at the University of California, Berkeley where she teaches short fiction.
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