I dream a dream that dreams back at me.
TONI MORRISONBeloved, you are my sister, you are my daughter, you are my face; you are me.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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What a woman. What a life.
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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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As you enter positions of trust and power, dream a little before you think.
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Anything dead coming back to life hurts.
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If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it.
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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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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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Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another.
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You free. Nothing and nobody is obliged to save you but you.
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In this country American means white. Everybody else has to hyphenate.
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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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Black women have always been friends. I mean, if you didn’t have each other you had nothing.
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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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Lonely was much better than alone.
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