We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives.
TONI MORRISONYou are your own stories.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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The function of freedom is to free someone else.
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If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it.
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Racism will disappear when it’s no longer profitable, and no longer psychologically useful. And when that happens, it’ll be gone. But at the moment, people make a lot of money off of it, pro and con.
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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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Black people have always been used as a buffer in this country between powers to prevent class war.
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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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Passion is never enough; neither is skill.
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Books are a form of political action. Books are knowledge. Books are reflection. Books change your mind.
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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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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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Beloved, you are my sister, you are my daughter, you are my face; you are me.
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Perhaps that’s what all human relationships boiled down to: Would you save my life? or would you take it?
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I don’t think one parent can raise a child. I don’t think two parents can raise a child. You really need the whole village.
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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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All art is knowing when to stop.
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