"You do not become a critic until it has been completely established to your own satisfaction that you cannot be a poet."

“Every time I get into a Nationwide car after being in a Cup car, I feel so much more comfortable than I did previously.”

“Coming to terms with the fact that my marriage was a failure was devastating and very difficult.”

“Be real and be unashamed, even of your faults. I do truly know what my husband is made of and vice versa.”

“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.”

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

“My children, who are almost two: watching them develop has made me pay much closer attention to how we become who we are.”

“Quarterbacks should wear dresses”

Source : "Super Bowl Hangover: Is the NFL Brand at Risk Due to Concussion Lawsuits?" by Christian Moritz, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 1, 2012.

“I photograph continuously, often without a good idea or strong feelings. During this time the photos are nearly all poor, but I believe they develop my seeing and help later on in other photos. I do believe strongly in photography and hope by following it intuitively that when the photographs are looked at they will touch the spirit in people.”

“You can choose not to be interested in politics, but you can’t choose to be unaffected by it”