We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives.
TONI MORRISONHe can’t value you more than you value yourself.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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There is an incredible amount of magic and feistiness in black men that nobody has been able to wipe out. But everybody has tried.
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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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Sometimes what I write on the page frightens me, so I feel free when I write, but I don’t feel safe.
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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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To get to a place where you could love anything you chose – not to need permission for desire – well now that was freedom.
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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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Black people’s music is in a class by itself and always has been.
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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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When there is pain, there are no words. All pain is the same.
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What a woman. What a life.
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All important things are hard.
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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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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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You are your best thing.
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A writer’s life and work are not a gift to mankind; they are its necessity.
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