“I don't think a white person can write accurately and convincingly about what black people experience of oppression.” PeopleThinkingWritingPersonsBlackWhiteOppressionBlack People Author:Alice Mattison
“Even murderers, I suppose, experience the loss of car keys the way the rest of us do. I mean, how can they not? Once you make this person scramble around the house looking for her car keys and finally find them, get in the car, and run into traffic, we can identify with her enough that when she stops the car and pulls the gun out of her purse and heads in to kill somebody, we'll be with her as much as is possible.” WayMeanPersonsEnoughRunningHouseLossCarKeysGunTrafficMurdererPursesCar Keys Author:Alice Mattison
“I love to read nonfiction and memoir, but I'm mostly interested in the piece of writing more than the person.” WritingPersonsPiecesMemoirNonfictionLove To Read Author:Alice Mattison
“There are so many different ways, most of them helpful and legal, to get yourself into a state of mind where writing is possible. It's going to be different for each person.” WayWritingMindPersonsDifferentStatesDifferent WaysHelpfulState Of Mind Author:Alice Mattison