Philosophy Quote by Joyce Carol Oates — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“And this is the forbidden truth, the unspeakable taboo - that evil is not always repellent but frequently attractive; that it has the power to make of us not simply victims, as nature and accident do, but active accomplices.”

“There is something female about being dead.”

“The worst thing: to give yourself away in exchange for not enough love.”

“. . . there is a wish in the heart of mankind to be distracted and confused. Truth is but one attraction, and not always the most powerful.”

“Unbidden, Unwelcome, Yet unable to resist, I entered a stranger's life”

“Philosophy cannot be extinguished, though men will try ... The spirit seeks the light, that is its nature. It wishes to return to its origin, and must forever try to reach enlightenment.”

“True siblings are bound together by far more essential things than blood, while more times than many blood isn't thicker than water.”

“He who is highly esteemed is not easily conspired against”

“Les naturels sanguinaires à l'endroit des bestes, tesmoignent une propension naturelle à la cruauté.”

“The river and its waves are one surf: where is the difference between the river and its waves?”

“I man is a prisoner of only his own mind.”