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> [“The women I loved most in the world horrified me. I did not want to grow up to be them.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-allison/the-women-i-loved-most-in-the-world-horrified-me-i-did-not-want-to/)

[Dorothy Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-allison/)

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## More by Dorothy Allison

> [she got a reputation for an easy smile and a sharp tongue, and using one to balance the other, she seemed friendly but distant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-allison/she-got-a-reputation-for-an-easy-smile-and-a-sharp-tongue-and-using/)

[Dorothy Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-allison/)

> [“Simple answers, reductionist politics, are the most prone to compromise, to saying we’re addressing the essential issue and all that other stuff can slide.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-allison/simple-answers-reductionist-politics-are-the-most-prone-to-compromise/)

[Dorothy Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-allison/)

> [People don't do right because of the fear of God or love of him. You do right because the world doesn't make sense if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-allison/people-don-t-do-right-because-of-the-fear-of-god-or-love-of-him-you/)

[Dorothy Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-allison/)

> [“I had to say to her that it isn’t just men, and it isn’t just men “like that.” I had to talk to her…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-allison/i-had-to-say-to-her-that-it-isn-t-just-men-and-it-isn-t-just-men-like/)

[Dorothy Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-allison/)

> [“Entitlement, I have told them, is a matter of feeling like we rather than they.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-allison/entitlement-i-have-told-them-is-a-matter-of-feeling-like-we-rather/)

[Dorothy Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-allison/)

> [“Love was something I would not have to worry about - the whole mystery of love, heartbreak songs, and family legends. Women who pined,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-allison/love-was-something-i-would-not-have-to-worry-about-the-whole-mystery/)

[Dorothy Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-allison/)

> [“Behind the story I tell is the one I don't. Behind the story you hear is the one I wish I could make you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-allison/behind-the-story-i-tell-is-the-one-i-don-t-behind-the-story-you-hear/)

[Dorothy Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-allison/)

> [Hunger makes you restless. you dream about food - not just any food, but perfect food, the best food, magical meals, famous and awe-inspiring,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-allison/hunger-makes-you-restless-you-dream-about-food-not-just-any-food-but/)

[Dorothy Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-allison/)

> [I think I would have died if there hadn't been the women's movement. It gave me a vision that I could do something different,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-allison/i-think-i-would-have-died-if-there-hadn-t-been-the-women-s-movement/)

[Dorothy Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-allison/)

> [People begin to write in order to create what they have not found and, a little bit, to give something back.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-allison/people-begin-to-write-in-order-to-create-what-they-have-not-found-and/)

[Dorothy Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-allison/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-allison/the-hardest-thing-to-teach-young-writers-is-that-it-s-wonderful-to/)

[Dorothy Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-allison/)

> [“The horror of class stratification, racism, and prejudice is that some people begin to believe that the security of their families and communities depends…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-allison/the-horror-of-class-stratification-racism-and-prejudice-is-that-some/)

[Dorothy Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-allison/)

> [I did not begin with craft, I began with strong feelings and worked toward craft.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-allison/i-did-not-begin-with-craft-i-began-with-strong-feelings-and-worked/)

[Dorothy Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-allison/)

> [I think I would have died if there hadn't been the women's movement.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-allison/i-think-i-would-have-died-if-there-hadn-t-been-the-women-s-movement-2/)

[Dorothy Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-allison/)

> [When I was growing up, I always read horror books, while my sister read romance novels. My sister became unmarried and pregnant during high…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dorothy-allison/when-i-was-growing-up-i-always-read-horror-books-while-my-sister-read/)

[Dorothy Allison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dorothy-allison/)

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