Writing is really a way of thinking–not just feeling but thinking about things that are disparate, unresolved, mysterious, problematic or just sweet.
TONI MORRISONToday is always here,’ said Sethe. ‘Tomorrow, never.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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Passion is never enough; neither is skill.
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I dream a dream that dreams back at me.
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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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She learned the intricacy of loneliness: the horror of color, the roar of soundlessness and the menace of familiar objects lying still.
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You have to be a little tough, and rely on yourself. And tell people ‘No’.
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My theory is that the world is a difficult place to live in and distraction is the name of the game.
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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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Love is or it ain’t. Thin love ain’t love at all.
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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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Black boys became criminalized. I was in constant dread for their lives, because they were targets everywhere. They still are.
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There is an incredible amount of magic and feistiness in black men that nobody has been able to wipe out. But everybody has tried.
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You need a whole community to raise a child. I have raised two children, alone.
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Me and you, we got more yesterday than anybody. We need some kind of tomorrow.
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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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You are your best thing.
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