Carolina Quotes
Story is how I understand life. My family’s struggles, the fear and shame inherent in living on the margins of what everyone sees as everyday life, has always seemed to me to be the great secret of our society.
Dorothy Allison Carolinian
Source
Speech accepting the Publishing Triangle's Bill Whitehead Award for Lifetime Achievement; Literary Hub, April 22, 2024
- form
- speech
- work
- Bill Whitehead Award for Lifetime Achievement speech
- year
- 2024
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“Story is how I understand life. My family’s struggles, the f…” Dorothy Allison. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-5540FDC821. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/5540fdc821
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