The ability of writers to imagine what is not the self, to familiarize the strange and mystify the familiar, is the test of their power.
TONI MORRISONWe mistook violence for passion, indolence for leisure, and thought recklessness was freedom.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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Being able to laugh got me through.
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Love is or it ain’t. Thin love ain’t love at all.
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Liberation means you don’t have to be silenced.
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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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I get angry about things, then go on and work.
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Anything dead coming back to life hurts.
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I always know the ending; that’s where I start.
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I dream a dream that dreams back at me.
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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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Passion is never enough; neither is skill.
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I think some aspects of writing can be taught. Obviously, you can’t teach vision or talent. But you can help with comfort.
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For me the history of the place of black people in this country is so varied, complex and beautiful. And impactful.
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He wants to put his story next to hers.
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Today is always here,’ said Sethe. ‘Tomorrow, never.
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If there’s a book you really want to read but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.
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