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What’s the world for you if you can’t make it up the way you want it?

Toni Morrison

I’ve spent my entire writing life trying to make sure that the white gaze was not the dominant one in any of my books.
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Book Dominant Life Spend Try White Writing
Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another.
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Claim Freedom Ownership Yourself
He can’t value you more than you value yourself.
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Value Women Yourself
Today is always here,’ said Sethe. ‘Tomorrow, never.
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Future Inspirational Present
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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Beautiful Black Lives Matter Complex Country History Impact Place
The best art is political and you ought to be able to make it unquestionably political and irrevocably beautiful at the same time.
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Art Beautiful Politics Time
To get to a place where you could love anything you chose – not to need permission for desire – well now that was freedom.
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Choose Freedom Love Permission Place
Black boys became criminalized. I was in constant dread for their lives, because they were targets everywhere. They still are.
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Black Lives Matter Crime Live Racism Traget
All paradises, all utopias are designed by who is not there, by the people who are not allowed in.
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Allow Design Paradise People
All art is knowing when to stop.
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Art Inspirational One Liner Stop
Your life is already artful-waiting, just waiting, for you to make it art.
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Art Life Wait
Misery don’t call ahead. That’s why you have to stay awake – otherwise it just walks on in your door.
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Awake Door Misery Walk
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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Art Beginning Civilization Dance Painting
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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Book Writing
Being able to laugh got me through.
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Inspirational Laugh One Liner Positive
If you can only be tall because someone else is on their knees, then you have a serious problem. And white people have a very, very serious problem.
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Black Lives Matter People Problem Racism Serious

What’s the world for you if you can’t make it up the way you want it?

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