The ability of writers to imagine what is not the self, to familiarize the strange and mystify the familiar, is the test of their power.
TONI MORRISONI think some aspects of writing can be taught. Obviously, you can’t teach vision or talent. But you can help with comfort.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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You wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.
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Love is never any better than the lover.
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From my point of view, your life is already a miracle of chance waiting for you to shape its destiny.
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Today is always here,’ said Sethe. ‘Tomorrow, never.
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All art is knowing when to stop.
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All important things are hard.
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And I am all the things I have ever loved: scuppernong wine, cool baptisms in silent water, dream books and number playing.
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You don’t have to love me but you damn well have to respect me.
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The function of freedom is to free someone else.
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Beloved, you are my sister, you are my daughter, you are my face; you are me.
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He wants to put his story next to hers.
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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 writer’s life and work are not a gift to mankind; they are its necessity.
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Love is or it ain’t. Thin love ain’t love at all.
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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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