I didn’t want to speak for black people. I wanted to speak to and to be among. It’s us.
TONI MORRISONThe ability of writers to imagine what is not the self, to familiarize the strange and mystify the familiar, is the test of their power.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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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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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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If you can only be tall because someone else is on their knees, then you have a serious problem. And white people have a very, very serious problem.
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You wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.
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You are your best thing.
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Beauty was not simply something to behold; it was something one could do.
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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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He can’t value you more than you value yourself.
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I type in one place, but I write all over the house.
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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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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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Literature, it seems to me, is wisdom.
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If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, you must be the one to write it.
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Don’t beg anybody for anything, especially love.
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