Will Allison
Will Allison
Will Allison is an American novelist and editor. He is the author of the New York Times bestselling book Long Drive Homeand What You Have Left...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth22 October 1968
CountryUnited States of America
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Last year, some wanted to go to Block Island and the Statue of Liberty.
Let's face it - no matter how independent you are, you still have this nagging need to be desired.
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Many of these activists are defending human rights. The authorities must ensure that they are able to continue with their peaceful activities without fear of arbitrary detention, harassment or other human rights violations.
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Many household chemicals meet at least one of these criteria to varying degrees.
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We needed a little more variety, some different tempos and textures. It was not a plan to go for something new; it was just trying to play something that pleased us.
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My sisters, we didn't like each other as kids. We were scared of each other, I think, but we've grown to love each other. It was fun to write about these sisters who were supposed to hate each other but really don't.
Watch out, or I'm liable to put you in a story.
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My assumption when I began writing was that you were never going to make any money. And you were never going to reach everyone. Therefore you had to do as much as you could in the service of something you genuinely believed in. And if you do that and people get upset, well, there you go.
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If you write a book that's as powerful and successful as 'Bastard,' there's a strong desire to prove there's something else.
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My son, Wolf, was born when I was past 40 and the author of a best-selling novel. That means he has grown up a middle-class child - one who sometimes asks me for stories of my childhood but knows nothing of what it means to grow up poor and afraid. I have worked to make sure of that.
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I think it's wonderful that people in pickup trucks are buying two flats of dog food and a copy of 'Bastard.' I want my view of the world to be right up there next to gallon boxes of Tide.
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We were coming up on Penn State season.
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We needed a break and couldn't manufacture one.
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When we started in 1984 and told banks and others we were planning to build a business making goat cheese, we were asking them to make a leap of faith. When we asked them to help with this project, we were asking them to express their continued confidence in us. It is very gratifying that they did.