What a woman. What a life.
TONI MORRISONThere is really nothing more to say-except why. But since why is difficult to handle, one must take refuge in how.
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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We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives.
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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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There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal.
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To get to a place where you could love anything you chose – not to need permission for desire – well now that was freedom.
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All water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where it was.
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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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I have only to break into the tightness of a strawberry, and I see summer – its dust and lowering skies.
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If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it.
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All important things are hard.
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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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I want to discourage you from choosing anything or making any decision simply because it is safe. Things of value seldom are.
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A friend gathers all the pieces and gives them back in the right order.
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The function of freedom is to free someone else.
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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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