A sister can be seen as someone who is both ourselves and very much not ourselves – a special kind of double.
TONI MORRISONLiberation means you don’t have to be silenced.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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She learned the intricacy of loneliness: the horror of color, the roar of soundlessness and the menace of familiar objects lying still.
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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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The ability of writers to imagine what is not the self, to familiarize the strange and mystify the familiar, is the test of their power.
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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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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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Like any artist without an art form, she became dangerous.
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Love is never any better than the lover.
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A dream is just a nightmare with lipstick.
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Navigating a white male world was not threatening. It wasn’t even interesting. I was more interesting than they were.
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Today is always here,’ said Sethe. ‘Tomorrow, never.
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Wicked people love wickedly, violent people love violently, weak people love weakly, stupid people love stupidly, but the love of a free man is never safe.
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Passion is never enough; neither is skill.
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You have to be a little tough, and rely on yourself. And tell people ‘No’.
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I get angry about things, then go on and work.
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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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