All Alison Lurie Quotes
- We can lie in the language of dress or try ot tell the truth; but unless we are naked and bald, it is impossible to… Bald
- There's a rule, I think. You get what you want in life, but not your second choice too. Choice
- The great subversive works of children's literature suggest that there are other views of human life besides those of the shopping mall and the corporation.… Act
- As one went to Europe to see the living past, so one must visit Southern California to observe the future. California
- Real literature, like travel, is always a surprise. Inspirational
- Fashion is free speech, and one of the privileges, if not always one of the pleasures, of a free world Always One
- When other people first became aware of the cow, they expressed concern and anxiety. They suggested strategies for getting the animal out of Molly's parlor:… Age
- Grosvenor and Burke suggest that continually, though silently, a school building tells students who they are and how they should think about the world. It… Activity
- If nothing will finally survive of life besides what artists report of it, we have no right to report what we know to be lies. Artist
- There is a peculiar burning odor in the room, like explosives. the kitchen fills with smoke and the hot, sweet, ashy smell of scorched cookies.… Ashy
- We can lie in the language of dress or try to tell the truth; but unless we are naked and bald, it is impossible to… Bald