There is no civilization that did not begin with art, Whether it was drawing a line in the sand, painting a cave or dancing.
TONI MORRISONBlack people’s music is in a class by itself and always has been.
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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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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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Make a difference about something other than yourselves.
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At some point in life the world’s beauty becomes enough.
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I always know the ending; that’s where I start.
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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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Don’t beg anybody for anything, especially love.
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You wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.
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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’s music is in a class by itself and always has been.
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Like any artist without an art form, she became dangerous.
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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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As you enter positions of trust and power, dream a little before you think.
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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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A dream is just a nightmare with lipstick.
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