Joyce Carol Oates quoteJoyce Carol Oates [1938-0]
American Novelist
Quote rank: 115
| We are all regionalists in our origins, however 'universal' our themes and characters, and without our cherished hometowns and childhood landscapes to nourish us, we would be like plants set in shallow soil. Our souls must take root - almost literally. |
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