My theory is that the world is a difficult place to live in and distraction is the name of the game.
TONI MORRISONBeauty was not simply something to behold; it was something one could do.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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I wrote my first novel because I wanted to read it.
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There is no civilization that did not begin with art, Whether it was drawing a line in the sand, painting a cave or dancing.
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You have to be a little tough, and rely on yourself. And tell people ‘No’.
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Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another.
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Being able to laugh got me through.
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I dream a dream that dreams back at me.
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Art invites us to know beauty and to solicit it, summon it, from even the most tragic of circumstances.
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All art is knowing when to stop.
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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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Your life is already artful-waiting, just waiting, for you to make it art.
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Beloved, you are my sister, you are my daughter, you are my face; you are me.
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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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Liberation means you don’t have to be silenced.
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At some point in life the world’s beauty becomes enough.
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Perhaps that’s what all human relationships boiled down to: Would you save my life? or would you take it?
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