Dorothy Allison

Dorothy Allison (born April 11, 1949) is an American writer, speaker, and member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers.

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Famous quotes by dorothy allison:

    “One of the strengths I derive from my class background is that I am accustomed to contempt.”
    —Dorothy Allison (b. 1949)

    “...I have come to make distinctions between what I call the academy and literature, the moral equivalents of church and God. The academy may lie, but literature tries to tell the truth.”
    —Dorothy Allison (b. 1949)