Literature, it seems to me, is wisdom.
TONI MORRISONAll important things are hard.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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I didn’t want to speak for black people. I wanted to speak to and to be among. It’s us.
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A dream is just a nightmare with lipstick.
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Don’t beg anybody for anything, especially love.
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Beauty was not simply something to behold; it was something one could do.
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Like any artist without an art form, she became dangerous.
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You are your own stories.
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Something that is loved is never lost.
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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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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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You wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.
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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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Today is always here,’ said Sethe. ‘Tomorrow, never.
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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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I think some aspects of writing can be taught. Obviously, you can’t teach vision or talent. But you can help with comfort.
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What a woman. What a life.
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