Dorothy Allison Quotes

When I was growing up, I always read horror books, while my sister read romance novels. - Dorothy Allison

When I saw him speak here before, I could look into the audience and see people who look like him laughing at things I didn't know the references to. There is an intimacy between Chicago writers and the population of this city that I find really wonderful. It's warm and it's welcoming. It's a little like going to a Baptist church. They know when to say 'Amen'. - Dorothy Allison

Two or three things I know for sure, and one of them is that if we are not beautiful to each other, we cannot know beauty in any form. - Dorothy Allison

Things come apart so easily when they have been held together with lies. - Dorothy Allison

Independent presses and bookstores give access to literature specific to a place. Readers can find stories they need. - Dorothy Allison

I think I would have died if there hadn't been the women's movement. - Dorothy Allison

I tell my students you have an absolute right to write about people you know and love. You do. But the kicker is you have a responsibility to make the characters large enough that you will not have sinned against them. - Dorothy Allison

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