Dorothy Allison Quotes

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Dorothy Allison

Profession : Writer

Birth : April 11, 1949

I'll tell you the secret. When you begin with a character, you want to begin by creating a villain.

Dorothy Allison

Teenagers are free verse walking around on two legs.

Dorothy Allison

It's fun to tease people about where fiction and life intersect.

Dorothy Allison

If somebody gave you several thousand dollars and nothin' to do but write, would you be a writer then? Would you tell your stories, your family's stories, then?

Dorothy Allison

If you write a book that's as powerful and successful as 'Bastard,' there's a strong desire to prove there's something else.

Dorothy Allison

Writing is the only way I know to demand justice from an uncaring universe.

Dorothy Allison

Gravy is the simplest, tastiest, most memory-laden dish I know how to make: a little flour, salt and pepper, crispy bits of whatever meat anchored the meal, a couple of cups of water or milk and slow stirring to break up lumps.

Dorothy Allison

My son, Wolf, was born when I was past 40 and the author of a best-selling novel. That means he has grown up a middle-class child - one who sometimes asks me for stories of my childhood but knows nothing of what it means to grow up poor and afraid. I have worked to make sure of that.

Dorothy Allison

Every kid I meet who's a reader has got something like that, their fantasy world. And science fiction is the best, especially for girls because it's the one place where you can do the forbidden.

Dorothy Allison

And while it is true that I got the best woman in the world, I don't think love saves you.

Dorothy Allison

I can't write what I don't believe in.

Dorothy Allison