There is no civilization that did not begin with art, Whether it was drawing a line in the sand, painting a cave or dancing.
TONI MORRISONFor me the history of the place of black people in this country is so varied, complex and beautiful. And impactful.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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Something that is loved is never lost.
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She learned the intricacy of loneliness: the horror of color, the roar of soundlessness and the menace of familiar objects lying still.
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I want to discourage you from choosing anything or making any decision simply because it is safe. Things of value seldom are.
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I didn’t fall in love, I rose in it.
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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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When a child walks in the room, your child or anybody else’s child, do your eyes light up? That’s what they’re looking for.
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Passion is never enough; neither is skill.
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Sometimes what I write on the page frightens me, so I feel free when I write, but I don’t feel safe.
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All important things are hard.
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Today is always here,’ said Sethe. ‘Tomorrow, never.
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Anger is better. There is a sense of being in anger. A reality and presence. An awareness of worth. It is a lovely surging.
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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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Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another.
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You wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.
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You are your own stories.
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