Quotes by Alison Lurie

About Alison Lurie:

Alison Lurie is an American novelist and academic. She won the Pulitzer Prize for her 1984 novel Foreign Affairs. Although better known as a novelist, she has also written numerous non-fiction books and articles, particularly on children's literature and the semiotics of dress.
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I have always believed that poems beg to be read aloud, even if the reader is in a world all her own.

Alison Lurie

Though most tourists accepted the occasional comic misadventure, it was important to them that overall their vacation should be pleasant. When you spend money on a holiday you are essentially purchasing happiness: if you don't enjoy yourself you will...

Alison Lurie

Brian knows the affair is wrong. He's known from the moment Wendy first undressed in his office. But with her hot, wet tongue in his ear, and her taut, pink nipples straining against his starched white shirt, and with Mick Jagger's strident voice squ...

Alison Lurie

As one went to Europe to see the living past, so one must visit Southern California to observe the future.

Alison Lurie

We can lie in the language of dress or try to tell the truth; but unless we are naked and bald, it is impossible to be silent.

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There's a rule, I think. You get what you want in life, but not your second choice too.

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There is a peculiar burning odor in the room, like explosives. the kitchen fills with smoke and the hot, sweet, ashy smell of scorched cookies. The war has begun.

Alison Lurie

Author Bio

  • NameAlison Lurie
  • DescriptionAmerican novelist and academic
  • BornSeptember 3, 1926
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionWriter; Novelist
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship