I have forced myself to begin writing when I've been utterly exhausted, when I've felt my soul as thin as a playing card, when nothing has seemed worth enduring for another five minutes . . . and somehow the activity of writing changes everything. Or appears to do so.
Women Writers at Work: The Paris Review Interviews (1989) edited by GEORGE PLIMPTON
Use the link below to read more about the life and work of North American novelist, critic and academic JOYCE CAROL OATES:
https://achievement.org/achiever/joyce-carol-oates/
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