I have only to break into the tightness of a strawberry, and I see summer – its dust and lowering skies.
TONI MORRISON
I want to discourage you from choosing anything or making any decision simply because it is safe. Things of value seldom are.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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I have only to break into the tightness of a strawberry, and I see summer – its dust and lowering skies.
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Lonely was much better than alone.
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Love is or it ain’t. Thin love ain’t love at all.
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The function of freedom is to free someone else.
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He can’t value you more than you value yourself.
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You are your own stories.
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I didn’t want to speak for black people. I wanted to speak to and to be among. It’s us.
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You have to be a little tough, and rely on yourself. And tell people ‘No’.
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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 women have always been friends. I mean, if you didn’t have each other you had nothing.
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Black people’s music is in a class by itself and always has been.
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What a woman. What a life.
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Being able to laugh got me through.
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A dream is just a nightmare with lipstick.
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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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