Pursuit Quotes

“Once the man has entered the female body. Once he has taken possession, you risk your life denying him.”
― Joyce Carol Oates, Pursuit: A Novel of Suspense

“Living in a body. That is the joke.”
― Joyce Carol Oates, Pursuit: A Novel of Suspense

“God is more distant. Willem has never been at ease with God. If Jesus is his friend and also his brother, God is their father.”
― Joyce Carol Oates, Pursuit: A Novel of Suspense

“Fear makes a pretty face ugly. Always, hide your fear. Always hide your weakness, as animals do.”
― Joyce Carol Oates, Pursuit: A Novel of Suspense

“Nakedness is a luxury. The confidence required in making yourself vulnerable. Taking for granted that in the night you will not leap from your bed, fight off an assailant, run outside, run into the street crying for help … Exquisite luxury of bare feet.”
― Joyce Carol Oates, Pursuit: A Novel of Suspense

“It was generally known, there was an epidemic of suicide among former soldiers.”
― Joyce Carol Oates, The Pursuit