One of the strengths I derive from my class background is that I am accustomed to contempt. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes accustom background class
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. Dorothy Allison coatmakenaked Change image and share on social
Class, race, sexuality, gender and all other categories by which we categorize and dismiss each other need to be excavated from the inside. Dorothy Allison categorizecategoryclass Change image and share on social
Fiction is a piece of truth that turns lies to meaning. Dorothy Allison fictionliemean Change image and share on social
To accustom the infant to get out of its own difficulties or to calm it by rocking it may be to lay the foundations of a good or of a bad disposition. Jean Piaget accustombadcalm Change image and share on social
Having a Congress with a more diverse educational and professional background would serve the country well. And given the budget challenges facing America today, we might benefit from a few more cold, calculating problem solvers, and fewer courtroom impresarios. John Sununu americabackgroundbenefit share on social
Exeter was, I suspect, more crucial in my life than in the lives of most members of my class, and conceivably, than in the lives of almost anyone else who ever attended the school. John Knowles attendclassconceivably Change image and share on social