I type in one place, but I write all over the house.
TONI MORRISONWhat a woman. What a life.
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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He can’t value you more than you value yourself.
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If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it.
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Something that is loved is never lost.
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But to find out the truth about how dreams die, one should never take the word of the dreamer.
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I wrote my first novel because I wanted to read it.
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The peace I am thinking of is the dance of an open mind when it engages another equally open one.
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Love is never any better than the lover.
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A writer’s life and work are not a gift to mankind; they are its necessity.
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Make a difference about something other than yourselves.
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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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Writing is really a way of thinking–not just feeling but thinking about things that are disparate, unresolved, mysterious, problematic or just sweet.
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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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Black boys became criminalized. I was in constant dread for their lives, because they were targets everywhere. They still are.
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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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