What a woman. What a life.
TONI MORRISONThe pieces I am, she gather them and gave them back to me in all the right order.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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But to find out the truth about how dreams die, one should never take the word of the dreamer.
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Love is or it ain’t. Thin love ain’t love at all.
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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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We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives.
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There is an incredible amount of magic and feistiness in black men that nobody has been able to wipe out. But everybody has tried.
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In this country American means white. Everybody else has to hyphenate.
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Black boys became criminalized. I was in constant dread for their lives, because they were targets everywhere. They still are.
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You don’t have to love me but you damn well have to respect me.
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A friend gathers all the pieces and gives them back in the right order.
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When there is pain, there are no words. All pain is the same.
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As you enter positions of trust and power, dream a little before you think.
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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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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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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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I wrote my first novel because I wanted to read it.
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