Dorothy Allison ( 10 of 10 )
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.
Independent presses and bookstores give access to literature specific to a place. Readers can find stories they need.
Independent presses and bookstores give access to literature specific to a place. Readers can find stories they need.
Class, race, sexuality, gender and all other categories by which we categorize and dismiss each other need to be excavated read more
Class, race, sexuality, gender and all other categories by which we categorize and dismiss each other need to be excavated from the inside.
Change, when it comes, cracks everything open.
Change, when it comes, cracks everything open.
When I saw him speak here before, I could look into the audience and see people who look like him read more
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'.
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 is that I'd rather go naked than wear the coat read more
Two or three things I know for sure, and one is that I'd rather go naked than wear the coat the world has made for me.
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.
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 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.
