Joyce Carol Oates Quote

I believe that any form of art is a species of exploration and transgression.... Art by its nature is a transgressive act, and artists must accept being punished for it. The more original and unsettling their art, the more devastating the punishment.


The Faith of a Writer (2003)


I believe that any form of art is a species of exploration and transgression.... Art by its nature is a transgressive act, and artists must accept...

I believe that any form of art is a species of exploration and transgression.... Art by its nature is a transgressive act, and artists must accept...

I believe that any form of art is a species of exploration and transgression.... Art by its nature is a transgressive act, and artists must accept...

I believe that any form of art is a species of exploration and transgression.... Art by its nature is a transgressive act, and artists must accept...