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Dorothy Allison
 
Name:   Dorothy Allison
 
Nationality:   American
 
Date of Birth:   Apr 11, 1949
 
Profession:   Writer
 
 
 
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When I was growing up, I always read horror books, while my sister read romance novels.
 
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I think I would have died if there hadn't been the women's movement.
 
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One of the strengths I derive from my class background is that I am accustomed to contempt.
 
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Class, race, sexuality, gender and all other categories by which we categorize and dismiss each other need to be excavated from the inside.
 
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Fiction is a piece of truth that turns lies to meaning.
 
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Change, when it comes, cracks everything open.
 
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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.
 
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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.
 
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