For me the history of the place of black people in this country is so varied, complex and beautiful. And impactful.
TONI MORRISONBlack boys became criminalized. I was in constant dread for their lives, because they were targets everywhere. They still are.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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I always know the ending; that’s where I start.
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Being able to laugh got me through.
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The enemy is not men. The enemy is the concept of patriarchy, the concept of patriarchy as the way to run the world or do things.
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Oppressive language does more than represent violence; it is violence; does more than represent the limits of knowledge; it limits knowledge.
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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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Beloved, you are my sister, you are my daughter, you are my face; you are me.
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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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All art is knowing when to stop.
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Like any artist without an art form, she became dangerous.
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When there is pain, there are no words. All pain is the same.
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All water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where it was.
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Beauty was not simply something to behold; it was something one could do.
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As you enter positions of trust and power, dream a little before you think.
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Make a difference about something other than yourselves.
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Lonely was much better than alone.
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