The peace I am thinking of is the dance of an open mind when it engages another equally open one.
TONI MORRISONAt some point in life the world’s beauty becomes enough.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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In this country American means white. Everybody else has to hyphenate.
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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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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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I always know the ending; that’s where I start.
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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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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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At some point in life the world’s beauty becomes enough.
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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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It was a fine cry – loud and long – but it had no bottom and it had no top, just circles and circles of sorrow.
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Me and you, we got more yesterday than anybody. We need some kind of tomorrow.
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Make a difference about something other than yourselves.
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A sister can be seen as someone who is both ourselves and very much not ourselves – a special kind of double.
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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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When there is pain, there are no words. All pain is the same.
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Beloved, you are my sister, you are my daughter, you are my face; you are me.
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