There is no such thing as race. None. There is just a human race – scientifically, anthropologically. Racism is a construct, a social construct, it has a social function, racism.
TONI MORRISONA friend gathers all the pieces and gives them back in the right order.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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All paradises, all utopias are designed by who is not there, by the people who are not allowed in.
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You free. Nothing and nobody is obliged to save you but you.
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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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You have to be a little tough, and rely on yourself. And tell people ‘No’.
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Freedom is choosing your responsibility. It’s not having no responsibilitie s; it’s choosing the ones you want.
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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.
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Literature, it seems to me, is wisdom.
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You don’t have to love me but you damn well have to respect me.
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There’s a difference between writing for a living and writing for life. If you write for a living, you make enormous compromises. If you write for life, you’ll work hard; you’ll do what’s honest, not what pays.
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A dream is just a nightmare with lipstick.
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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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But to find out the truth about how dreams die, one should never take the word of the dreamer.
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Beloved, you are my sister, you are my daughter, you are my face; you are me.
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I always know the ending; that’s where I start.
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In times of dread, artists must never choose to remain silent. This is precisely the time when artists go to work.
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