Dorothy Allison Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I'm still very blunt: If you want to be a writer, get a day job. The fact that I have actually been able to make a living at it is astonishing.”

“It's important to set challenges that you're not sure you're equal to.”

“Teenagers are free verse walking around on two legs.”

“Watch out, or I'm liable to put you in a story.”

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

“My sisters, we didn't like each other as kids. We were scared of each other, I think, but we've grown to love each other. It was fun to write about these sisters who were supposed to hate each other but really don't.”

“When I was growing up, I always read horror books, while my sister read romance novels. My sister became unmarried and pregnant during high school, and she kept saying, 'This wasn't supposed to happen! Why is this happening to me?' Someone should have given her another book to read.”

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

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

“Fiction is a piece of truth that turns lies to meaning.”