Joyce Carol Oates Quotes

If you explore beneath shyness or party chit-chat, you can sometimes turn a dull exchange into an intriguing one. I`ve found this to be particularly true in the case of professors or intellectuals, who are full of fascinating information, but need encouragement before they`ll divulge it.

Boxing has become America`s tragic theater.

The third man in the ring makes boxing possible.

Boxing is a celebration of the lost religion of masculinity all the more trenchant for its being lost.