Being able to laugh got me through.
TONI MORRISONAll water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where it was.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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Today is always here,’ said Sethe. ‘Tomorrow, never.
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In this country American means white. Everybody else has to hyphenate.
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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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Black people’s music is in a class by itself and always has been.
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All art is knowing when to stop.
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All paradises, all utopias are designed by who is not there, by the people who are not allowed in.
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Racism will disappear when it’s no longer profitable, and no longer psychologically useful. And when that happens, it’ll be gone. But at the moment, people make a lot of money off of it, pro and con.
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Me and you, we got more yesterday than anybody. We need some kind of tomorrow.
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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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Like any artist without an art form, she became dangerous.
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Writing is really a way of thinking–not just feeling but thinking about things that are disparate, unresolved, mysterious, problematic or just sweet.
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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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Let your face speak what’s in your heart.
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Something that is loved is never lost.
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Black people have always been used as a buffer in this country between powers to prevent class war.
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