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The enemy is not men. The enemy is the concept of patriarchy, the concept of patriarchy as the way to run the world or do things.

Toni Morrison

Beloved, you are my sister, you are my daughter, you are my face; you are me.
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Beloved Daughter Face Myself Self Love Sister Women
From my point of view, your life is already a miracle of chance waiting for you to shape its destiny.
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Chance Destiny Inspirational Life Miracle Shape Wait
The enemy is not men. The enemy is the concept of patriarchy, the concept of patriarchy as the way to run the world or do things.
TONI MORRISON

Concept Enemy Men World
Books are a form of political action. Books are knowledge. Books are reflection. Books change your mind.
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Action Book Change Knowledge Mind Political Reflection
I wrote my first novel because I wanted to read it.
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Book Excitement Want Writing
Black boys became criminalized. I was in constant dread for their lives, because they were targets everywhere. They still are.
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Black Lives Matter Crime Live Racism Traget
If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it.
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Air Inspirational One Liner Ride Surrender
Racism will disappear when it’s no longer profitable, and no longer psychologically useful. And when that happens, it’ll be gone. But at the moment, people make a lot of money off of it, pro and con.
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Disappear Happen Money People Profit Psychology Racism
Passion is never enough; neither is skill.
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Change Inspirtional Passion Skill
Beauty was not simply something to behold; it was something one could do.
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Beautiful Women
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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Difficult Distraction Game Theory World
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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Kindness Ourselves Sister Special
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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Art Beginning Civilization Dance Painting
A friend gathers all the pieces and gives them back in the right order.
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Friendship Giving Pieces
I don’t think one parent can raise a child. I don’t think two parents can raise a child. You really need the whole village.
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Children Need Parents Raise Thinking Village
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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Book Reading Want

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