For me the history of the place of black people in this country is so varied, complex and beautiful. And impactful.
TONI MORRISONToday is always here,’ said Sethe. ‘Tomorrow, never.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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I have only to break into the tightness of a strawberry, and I see summer – its dust and lowering skies.
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You need a whole community to raise a child. I have raised two children, alone.
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I want to discourage you from choosing anything or making any decision simply because it is safe. Things of value seldom are.
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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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If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it.
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It is sheer good fortune to miss somebody long before they leave you.
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Being able to laugh got me through.
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Misery don’t call ahead. That’s why you have to stay awake – otherwise it just walks on in your door.
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The peace I am thinking of is the dance of an open mind when it engages another equally open one.
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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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All water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where it was.
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Something that is loved is never lost.
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We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives.
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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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For me the history of the place of black people in this country is so varied, complex and beautiful. And impactful.
TONI MORRISON