I was trying not to be happy, hopeful. I did not believe I … - Joyce Carol Oates

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I was trying not to be happy, hopeful. I did not believe I deserved happiness or even hope, if you knew my soul.

Joyce Carol Oates

Faithless : Tales of Transgression · 2003 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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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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I was trying not to be happy, hopeful. I did not believe I deserved happiness or even hope, if you knew my soul. - Joyce Carol Oates

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