Liberation means you don’t have to be silenced.
TONI MORRISONThe 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.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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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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Passion is never enough; neither is skill.
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Today is always here,’ said Sethe. ‘Tomorrow, never.
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Oppressive language does more than represent violence; it is violence; does more than represent the limits of knowledge; it limits knowledge.
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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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It is sheer good fortune to miss somebody long before they leave you.
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I always know the ending; that’s where I start.
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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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Definitions belong to the definers, not the defined.
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Black boys became criminalized. I was in constant dread for their lives, because they were targets everywhere. They still are.
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I dream a dream that dreams back at me.
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You free. Nothing and nobody is obliged to save you but you.
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You don’t have to love me but you damn well have to respect me.
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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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What a woman. What a life.
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