Sometimes what I write on the page frightens me, so I feel free when I write, but I don’t feel safe.
TONI MORRISONBlack people’s music is in a class by itself and always has been.
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There is no civilization that did not begin with art, Whether it was drawing a line in the sand, painting a cave or dancing.
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Definitions belong to the definers, not the defined.
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Love is never any better than the lover.
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Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another.
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We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives.
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Black boys became criminalized. I was in constant dread for their lives, because they were targets everywhere. They still are.
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Don’t beg anybody for anything, especially love.
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I type in one place, but I write all over the house.
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Black people’s music is in a class by itself and always has been.
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Today is always here,’ said Sethe. ‘Tomorrow, never.
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There is really nothing more to say-except why. But since why is difficult to handle, one must take refuge in how.
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Anything dead coming back to life hurts.
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But to find out the truth about how dreams die, one should never take the word of the dreamer.
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My theory is that the world is a difficult place to live in and distraction is the name of the game.
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You are your own stories.
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