Lonely was much better than alone.
TONI MORRISONBooks are a form of political action. Books are knowledge. Books are reflection. Books change your mind.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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When there is pain, there are no words. All pain is the same.
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Me and you, we got more yesterday than anybody. We need some kind of tomorrow.
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In this country American means white. Everybody else has to hyphenate.
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The function of freedom is to free someone else.
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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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All art is knowing when to stop.
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As you enter positions of trust and power, dream a little before you think.
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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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I wrote my first novel because I wanted to read it.
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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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Anything dead coming back to life hurts.
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You free. Nothing and nobody is obliged to save you but you.
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What a woman. What a life.
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Today is always here,’ said Sethe. ‘Tomorrow, never.
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Something that is loved is never lost.
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