Being able to laugh got me through.
TONI MORRISONDon’t beg anybody for anything, especially love.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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Lonely was much better than alone.
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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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Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another.
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I dream a dream that dreams back at me.
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But to find out the truth about how dreams die, one should never take the word of the dreamer.
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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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I get angry about things, then go on and work.
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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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You don’t have to love me but you damn well have to respect me.
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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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Liberation means you don’t have to be silenced.
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All important things are hard.
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You free. Nothing and nobody is obliged to save you but you.
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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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Make a difference about something other than yourselves.
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