You free. Nothing and nobody is obliged to save you but you.
TONI MORRISONWhat’s the world for you if you can’t make it up the way you want it?
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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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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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 need a whole community to raise a child. I have raised two children, alone.
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I’ve spent my entire writing life trying to make sure that the white gaze was not the dominant one in any of my books.
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Me and you, we got more yesterday than anybody. We need some kind of tomorrow.
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You wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.
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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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Today is always here,’ said Sethe. ‘Tomorrow, never.
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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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It is sheer good fortune to miss somebody long before they leave you.
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A writer’s life and work are not a gift to mankind; they are its necessity.
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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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All paradises, all utopias are designed by who is not there, by the people who are not allowed in.
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I always know the ending; that’s where I start.
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Your life is already artful-waiting, just waiting, for you to make it art.
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