Dorothy Allison Quotes

Fiction is a piece of truth that turns lies to meaning.

Dorothy Allison

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: writer
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 11, 1949

Topics

TruthMeaningFictionLiesPiece

I didn't think there was anything more or less obscene about any part of the body. Now, I recognize that there are certain postures and angles that make people see red, which are evidence of original sin or something, and I avoid that.

Jock Sturges

RedPeopleThinkBodySinNow

I was the Chair of the first department of medical physics in a medical school in the U.S.

John Cameron

MedicalSchoolChairPhysicsFirst

Headline writing is tough because often times you are given a predetermined number of spaces and words depending on the layout and the type of the story.

Jennifer Lee

WordsWritingToughStoryYouGiven

I have seen the times when the grassroots has moved the Congress. We listen way more often to our constituents than the lobbyists. And the grassroots are going to have to do it.

John Linder

CongressWayListenMoreSeenGoing

In comedy, you have to be unafraid to hang from the tree branch naked in the high wind and you have to be absolutely unafraid to look ridiculous and silly.

Matt LeBlanc

TreeWindComedySillyYouLook

The three years following the release of See The Light were a whirlwind.

Jeff Healey

LightThreeYearsSeeReleaseWere

Would you care to publish this? Sincerely, Robert B. Parker.

Robert B. Parker

CareYouWouldPublishSincerely

To me, the remarkable thing is it's pretty much unanimous the way blind people have been perceived in all cultures and for millennia. The first is, if they can't see, they must be stupid. The second one is, and this is a very old one, that blindness is such a terrible thing that it must be a curse from God for some evil that you committed.

Rosemary Mahoney

GodPeopleMeEvilStupidBlind

The protests against Harry Potter follow a tradition that has been growing since the early 1980s and often leaves school principals trembling with fear that is then passed down to teachers and librarians.

Judy Blume

FearSchoolTraditionEarlyDown

We are convinced that Organic Avenue is extraordinarily well positioned to become a national leader in both the rapidly growing $5 billion organic juicing industry and the $75 billion natural foods industry, driven by an increasing number of consumers moving towards a healthier diet of organic foods.

Jonathan Grayer

LeaderMovingDietGrowingBecome

Flying dreams mean that you're doing the right thing with your life.

Douglas Coupland

LifeDreamsFlyingDoingYouMean

Oblivion is the rule and fame the exception, of humanity.

Antoine Rivarol

HumanityFameRuleOblivion

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