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People Quotes by Dorothy Allison
- I tell my students you have an absolute right to write about people you know and love. You do. But the kicker is you have…
- It's fun to tease people about where fiction and life intersect.
- The bottom line is I'm writing to save the dead. I'm writing to save the people I have lost, some of whose bodies are still…
- The horror of class stratification, racism, and prejudice is that some people begin to believe that the security of their families and communities depends on…
- My heart broke all over again. I wanted my life back, my mama, but I knew I would never have that. The child I had…
- I was born trash in a land where the people all believe themselves natural aristocrats.
- 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 you…
- For years and years, I convinced myself that I was unbreakable, an animal with an animal strength or something not human at all. Me, I…
- I wanted to start over completely, to begin again as new people with nothing of the past left over. I wanted to run away from…
- My assumption when I began writing was that you were never going to make any money. And you were never going to reach everyone. Therefore…
More People Quotes
- The sad truth is that most evil is done by people who never make up their minds to be good or evil. — Hannah Arendt
- Poets are the only people to whom love is not only a crucial, but an indispensable experience, which entitles them to mistake… — Hannah Arendt
- Culture relates to objects and is a phenomenon of the world; entertainment relates to people and is a phenomenon of life. — Hannah Arendt
- Aside from a handful of guys boxing is missing the good trainers, that's why our sport is so in the air now… — Alexis Arguello
- I work with really hard-working people who are really good at what they do. — J. J. Abrams
- As far as we are concerned, we are ready to leave today, tomorrow, at any time, to join the people of Haiti,… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress and to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- As we all know, many people remain buried under tons of rubble and debris, waiting to be rescued. When we think of… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- I know how the American people care for that democratic principle. They want to see their vote respected. As we in Haiti… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Sometimes people who want to understand Haiti from a political perspective may be missing part of the picture. They also need to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- Wise people, even though all laws were abolished, would still lead the same life. — Aristophanes
- Both oligarch and tyrant mistrust the people, and therefore deprive them of their arms. — Aristotle