To get to a place where you could love anything you chose – not to need permission for desire – well now that was freedom.
TONI MORRISONThe 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.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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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’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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Let your face speak what’s in your heart.
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There’s a difference between writing for a living and writing for life. If you write for a living, you make enormous compromises. If you write for life, you’ll work hard; you’ll do what’s honest, not what pays.
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Navigating a white male world was not threatening. It wasn’t even interesting. I was more interesting than they were.
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You are your own stories.
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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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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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What a woman. What a life.
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You have to be a little tough, and rely on yourself. And tell people ‘No’.
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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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Don’t beg anybody for anything, especially love.
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Liberation means you don’t have to be silenced.
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The peace I am thinking of is the dance of an open mind when it engages another equally open one.
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Freedom is choosing your responsibility. It’s not having no responsibilitie s; it’s choosing the ones you want.
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