The enemy is not men. The enemy is the concept of patriarchy, the concept of patriarchy as the way to run the world or do things.
TONI MORRISONThe best art is political and you ought to be able to make it unquestionably political and irrevocably beautiful at the same time.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal.
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I wrote my first novel because I wanted to read it.
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If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, you must be the one to write it.
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When there is pain, there are no words. All pain is the same.
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Beauty was not simply something to behold; it was something one could do.
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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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What a woman. What a life.
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Lonely was much better than alone.
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He can’t value you more than you value yourself.
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Being able to laugh got me through.
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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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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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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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The pieces I am, she gather them and gave them back to me in all the right order.
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You have to be a little tough, and rely on yourself. And tell people ‘No’.
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