“Among many of my friends and acquaintances, I seem to be one of the ve...” — Joyce Carol Oates Quote

“Among many of my friends and acquaintances, I seem to be one of the very few individuals who felt or feels no ambivalence about my mother. All my feelings for my mother were positive, very strong and abiding.”

“I think all art comes out of conflict. When I write I am always looking for the dramatic kernel of an event, the junctures of people's lives when they go in one direction, not another.”

“Detroit, my 'great' subject, made me the person I am, consequently the writer I am - for better or worse.”

“We're going to fight hard on this. We're going to push hard - not just on North Korea; we're going to push hard on other countries who are not abiding by the resolutions and not abiding by the sanctions against North Korea.”

“I abide where there is a fight against wrong.”

“Throughout my life I have taken detours in acting and writing, but art remains my abiding passion.”