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Two or Three Things I Know for Sure
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"Two or Three Things I Know for Sure" Quotes

"Two or Three Things I Know for Sure" by Dorothy Allison is a poignant memoir exploring themes of identity, trauma, resilience, and the complexities of family and womanhood.

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Two or three things I know for sure, and one of them is that of we are not beautiful to each other, we cannot know beauty in any form.

Dorothy Allison

beautyrelationships

Two or three things I know for sure, and one of them is that to go on living I have to have a reason to live.

Dorothy Allison

lifepurpose

Two or three things I know for sure, and one of them is that I will never know everything, and that always comes as a surprise.

Dorothy Allison

knowledgehumility

Two or three things I know for sure, and one of them is that I want to be desired. I will never live down wanting to be desired.

Dorothy Allison

desireself-acceptance

Two or three things I know for sure, and one of them is that the world is made of stories, and of people trying to live in the stories they make for themselves.

Dorothy Allison

storieslife

Two or three things I know for sure, and one of them is that we do not have to be ashamed of what we are.

Dorothy Allison

self-acceptanceshame

Two or three things I know for sure, and one of them is that every day is a journey, and the journey itself is home.

Dorothy Allison

journeyhome

Two or three things I know for sure, and one of them is that I will never be sorry for the way I live.

Dorothy Allison

self-acceptanceregret

Two or three things I know for sure, and one of them is that the more I learn, the less I know for sure.

Dorothy Allison

knowledgehumility

Two or three things I know for sure, and one of them is that every day is a gamble, and I cannot lose if I am playing my own game.

Dorothy Allison

lifeconfidence