There is really nothing more to say-except why. But since why is difficult to handle, one must take refuge in how.
TONI MORRISONFor me the history of the place of black people in this country is so varied, complex and beautiful. And impactful.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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Black people’s music is in a class by itself and always has been.
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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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Let your face speak what’s in your heart.
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Beauty was not simply something to behold; it was something one could do.
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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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You need a whole community to raise a child. I have raised two children, alone.
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I get angry about things, then go on and work.
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I always know the ending; that’s where I start.
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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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Today is always here,’ said Sethe. ‘Tomorrow, never.
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You have to be a little tough, and rely on yourself. And tell people ‘No’.
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I didn’t fall in love, I rose in it.
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When there is pain, there are no words. All pain is the same.
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Love is or it ain’t. Thin love ain’t love at all.
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A friend gathers all the pieces and gives them back in the right order.
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