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
I think it's wonderful that people in pickup trucks are buying two flats of dog food and a copy of 'Bastard.' I want my view of the world to be right up there next to gallon boxes of Tide. Dorothy Allison bastardboxbuy Change image and share on social
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. Dorothy Allison bookgrowhappen share on social
It's fun to tease people about where fiction and life intersect. Dorothy Allison fictionfunintersect Change image and share on social
I was born in 1949, and by the time I was 10, I figured out that my hope chest was not aimed in the same direction everybody else's was. And that life was going to be very, very complicated. And that I could either be provocative and declamatory, or shy, retiring and scared. Dorothy Allison aimbearchest share on social
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. Dorothy Allison astonishbluntday Change image and share on social
It's important to set challenges that you're not sure you're equal to. Dorothy Allison challengeequalimportant Change image and share on social
I'll tell you the secret. When you begin with a character, you want to begin by creating a villain. Dorothy Allison begincharactercreate Change image and share on social
The hardest thing to teach young writers is that it's wonderful to tell your truth. And that's what you should do. But it damn well better be beautiful. Dorothy Allison beautifuldamnhard Change image and share on social
Watch out, or I'm liable to put you in a story. Dorothy Allison liableputstory Change image and share on social
