Dorothy Allison

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

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

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

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

The horror of class stratification, racism, and prejudice is that some people begin to believe that the security of their read more

The horror of class stratification, racism, and prejudice is that some people begin to believe that the security of their families and communities depends on the oppression of others, that for some to have good lives there must be others whose lives are truncated and brutal.

Two or three things I know for sure, and one of them is that if we are not beautiful to read more

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.

I tell my students you have an absolute right to write about people you know and love. You do. But read more

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.