What’s the world for you if you can’t make it up the way you want it?
TONI MORRISONWhen there is pain, there are no words. All pain is the same.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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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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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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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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Definitions belong to the definers, not the defined.
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Like any artist without an art form, she became dangerous.
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If you can only be tall because someone else is on their knees, then you have a serious problem. And white people have a very, very serious problem.
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You have to be a little tough, and rely on yourself. And tell people ‘No’.
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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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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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All art is knowing when to stop.
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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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Lonely was much better than alone.
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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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If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it.
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