Beauty was not simply something to behold; it was something one could do.
TONI MORRISON
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Beauty was not simply something to behold; it was something one could do.
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In this country American means white. Everybody else has to hyphenate.
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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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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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Anything dead coming back to life hurts.
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A dream is just a nightmare with lipstick.
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Freedom is choosing your responsibility. It’s not having no responsibilitie s; it’s choosing the ones you want.
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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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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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I wrote my first novel because I wanted to read it.
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If you can only be tall because someone else is on their knees, then you have a serious problem. And white people have a very, very serious problem.
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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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You are your own stories.
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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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To get to a place where you could love anything you chose – not to need permission for desire – well now that was freedom.
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What a woman. What a life.
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