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I compose most of my tweets with care, as if they were aphorisms - they are not usually dashed-off. Sometimes I'm surprised by the high, poetic quality of Twitter - it lends itself to a surreal sort of self-expression.
Joyce Carol Oates
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Joyce Carol Oates
Age: 86
Born: 1938
Born: June 16
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And so you must grant to God what is God and not try to think of what you have lost, for that way is madness.
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That's how a thing starts out real then ends up just an idea.
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