You free. Nothing and nobody is obliged to save you but you.
TONI MORRISONBeing able to laugh got me through.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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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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From my point of view, your life is already a miracle of chance waiting for you to shape its destiny.
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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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All water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where it was.
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All important things are hard.
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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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A sister can be seen as someone who is both ourselves and very much not ourselves – a special kind of double.
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Beloved, you are my sister, you are my daughter, you are my face; you are me.
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When there is pain, there are no words. All pain is the same.
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I get angry about things, then go on and work.
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If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it.
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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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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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In this country American means white. Everybody else has to hyphenate.
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I think some aspects of writing can be taught. Obviously, you can’t teach vision or talent. But you can help with comfort.
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