There is no civilization that did not begin with art, Whether it was drawing a line in the sand, painting a cave or dancing.
TONI MORRISONHe can’t value you more than you value yourself.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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Writing is really a way of thinking–not just feeling but thinking about things that are disparate, unresolved, mysterious, problematic or just sweet.
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You need a whole community to raise a child. I have raised two children, alone.
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All art is knowing when to stop.
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I always know the ending; that’s where I start.
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It is sheer good fortune to miss somebody long before they leave you.
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But to find out the truth about how dreams die, one should never take the word of the dreamer.
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When a child walks in the room, your child or anybody else’s child, do your eyes light up? That’s what they’re looking for.
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A friend gathers all the pieces and gives them back in the right order.
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I didn’t want to speak for black people. I wanted to speak to and to be among. It’s us.
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Black people have always been used as a buffer in this country between powers to prevent class war.
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Black people’s music is in a class by itself and always has been.
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Me and you, we got more yesterday than anybody. We need some kind of tomorrow.
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Anything dead coming back to life hurts.
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Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another.
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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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