"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 the oppression of others, that for some to have good lives there must be others whose lives are truncated and brutal."

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Source : Dorothy Allison (2013). “Skin: Talking about Sex, Class, and Literature”, p.25, Open Road Media

Dorothy Allison

#Good Life Quotes #Believe Quotes #Class Quotes

“In honor of Oprah Winfrey: Even greater than the ability to inspire others with hope is the power to motivate them to give as much to the lives of others as they would give to their own; and to empower them to confront the worst in themselves in order to discover and claim the best in themselves.”
“Both my mother and father were very supportive of any career move any of us wanted to make.”
“To Remember Is Painful, To Forget Is Impossible.”
“A Russian cosmonaut and a Russian brain surgeon were once discussing Christianity. The brain surgeon was a Christian, but the cosmonaut wasnâ€™t. â€˜I have been in outer space many times,â€™ bragged the cosmonaut, â€˜but I have never seen any angels.â€™ The brain surgeon stared in amazement, but then he said, â€˜And I have operated on many intelligent brains, but I have never seen a single thought.”
“I like theme parks. The fastest roller coaster I've ever been on is at a casino in Nevada.”

Source : Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
“When I was a boy, I thought myself a man. Now that I am a man, I find myself a boy.”

Source : Thomas Young (2003). “Thomas Young's Life and Works: Life of Thomas Young”
“I stand here before you not as a prophet, but as a humble servant of you, the people.”
“Writers are really people who write books not because they are poor, but because they are dissatisfied with the books which they could buy but do not like.”

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