Joyce Carol Oates Quote

When you're 50 you start thinking about things you haven't thought about before. I used to think getting old was about vanity — but actually it's about losing people you love. Getting wrinkles is trivial.


Interview in The Guardian (London, August 18, 1989)


When you're 50 you start thinking about things you haven't thought about before. I used to think getting old was about vanity — but actually it's...

When you're 50 you start thinking about things you haven't thought about before. I used to think getting old was about vanity — but actually it's...

When you're 50 you start thinking about things you haven't thought about before. I used to think getting old was about vanity — but actually it's...

When you're 50 you start thinking about things you haven't thought about before. I used to think getting old was about vanity — but actually it's...