And while it is true that I got the best woman in the world, I don't think love saves you.
Dorothy AllisonI wanted her to to go on talking and understand without me saying anything. I wanted her to love me enough to leave him, to pack us up and take us away from him, to kill him if need be. (107)
Dorothy AllisonEverything that comes to us is a blessing or a test. Thatโs all you need to know in this lifeโฆjust the certainty that Godโs got His eye on you, that He knows what you are made of, what you need to grow on. Why,questioningโs a sin, itโs pointless. He will show you your path in His own good time. And long as I remember that, Iโm fine.
Dorothy AllisonTwo or three things I know for sure, and one is that I'd rather go naked than wear the coat the world has made for me.
Dorothy AllisonFor years and years, I convinced myself that I was unbreakable, an animal with an animal strength or something not human at all. Me, I told people, I take damage like a wall, a brick wall that never falls down, never feels anything, never flinches or remembers. I am one woman but I carry in my body all the stories I have ever been told, women I have known, women who have taken damage until they tell themselves they can feel no pain at all.
Dorothy Allison