Carol Oates Quotes

You have lived all these years and you're still a grumpy teenage boy. That must take effort.

Is this really about keeping me safe or about you not wanting to share your sandbox with the others?

The demon blood inside me burned my soul to ashes long ago.
I am a monster who once dreamed he was a man. Never mistake
me again.

The temptation to take the next step hung in the air around them ... it was the apple: take one bite, and there was no going back.