I believe that art is the highest expression of the human spirit. I believe that we yearn to transcend the merely finite and ephemeral; to participate in something mysterious and communal called 'culture' — and that this yearning is as strong in our species as the yearning to reproduce the species.


The Faith of a Writer (2003)

Joyce Carol Oates Quotes

I believe that art is the highest expression of the human spirit. I believe that we yearn to transcend the merely finite and ephemeral; to...

I believe that art is the highest expression of the human spirit. I believe that we yearn to transcend the merely finite and ephemeral; to...

I believe that art is the highest expression of the human spirit. I believe that we yearn to transcend the merely finite and ephemeral; to...

I believe that art is the highest expression of the human spirit. I believe that we yearn to transcend the merely finite and ephemeral; to...