Beauty was not simply something to behold; it was something one could do.
TONI MORRISONMake a difference about something other than yourselves.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives.
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Anything dead coming back to life hurts.
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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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Something that is loved is never lost.
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The best art is political and you ought to be able to make it unquestionably political and irrevocably beautiful at the same time.
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I wrote my first novel because I wanted to read it.
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Today is always here,’ said Sethe. ‘Tomorrow, never.
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Let your face speak what’s in your heart.
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Misery don’t call ahead. That’s why you have to stay awake – otherwise it just walks on in your door.
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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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You are your best thing.
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Make a difference about something other than yourselves.
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I’ve spent my entire writing life trying to make sure that the white gaze was not the dominant one in any of my books.
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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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A dream is just a nightmare with lipstick.
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All art is knowing when to stop.
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Love is or it ain’t. Thin love ain’t love at all.
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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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Perhaps that’s what all human relationships boiled down to: Would you save my life? or would you take it?
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Passion is never enough; neither is skill.
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In times of dread, artists must never choose to remain silent. This is precisely the time when artists go to work.
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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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And I am all the things I have ever loved: scuppernong wine, cool baptisms in silent water, dream books and number playing.
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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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The function of freedom is to free someone else.
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