At some point in life the world’s beauty becomes enough.
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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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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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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Beloved, you are my sister, you are my daughter, you are my face; you are me.
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You are your own stories.
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If there’s a book you really want to read but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.
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All art is knowing when to stop.
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What’s the world for you if you can’t make it up the way you want it?
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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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Definitions belong to the definers, not the defined.
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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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All water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where it was.
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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 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.
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A friend gathers all the pieces and gives them back in the right order.
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You wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.
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