I didn’t want to speak for black people. I wanted to speak to and to be among. It’s us.
TONI MORRISONIt is sheer good fortune to miss somebody long before they leave you.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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Something that is loved is never lost.
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Passion is never enough; neither is skill.
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Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another.
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Like any artist without an art form, she became dangerous.
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You free. Nothing and nobody is obliged to save you but you.
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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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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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He wants to put his story next to hers.
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It is sheer good fortune to miss somebody long before they leave you.
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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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He can’t value you more than you value yourself.
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I want to discourage you from choosing anything or making any decision simply because it is safe. Things of value seldom are.
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We mistook violence for passion, indolence for leisure, and thought recklessness was freedom.
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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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Love is never any better than the lover.
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