Black Dahlia & White Rose Quotes

“Maybe he’d been mistaken, trying so hard to make his wife and young children happy. Maybe it’s always a mistake, trying to assure the happiness of others.”
― Joyce Carol Oates, Black Dahlia & White Rose: Stories

“is joy in life, a terrible joy. There is joy for the taking if you are not afraid.”
― Joyce Carol Oates, Black Dahlia & White Rose: Stories

“Of all miracles, none is more daunting than normal. To be—to become—normal. This gift seemingly so ordinary is not a gift given to all who seek it.”
― Joyce Carol Oates, Black Dahlia & White Rose: Stories

“creature approached Robb”
― Joyce Carol Oates, Black Dahlia & White Rose: Stories

“unyielding—Oh Norma Jeane leads a crazy life, you see—she has a former husband very jealous of her—he is her “ex” but he is”
― Joyce Carol Oates, Black Dahlia & White Rose: Stories