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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.

Toni Morrison

He can’t value you more than you value yourself.
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Value Women Yourself
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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Awake Door Misery Walk
Love is never any better than the lover.
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Love Lover
Perhaps that’s what all human relationships boiled down to: Would you save my life? or would you take it?
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Human Life Perhaps Relationship Save
Anything dead coming back to life hurts.
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Come Back Dead Deep Hurt Life
Your life is already artful-waiting, just waiting, for you to make it art.
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Art Life Wait
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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Comfortable Help Talent Teaching Writing
There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal.
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Civilization Despair Fear Healing Language Silence Time Writing
It was a fine cry – loud and long – but it had no bottom and it had no top, just circles and circles of sorrow.
TONI MORRISON

Circle Cry Loud Sad Sorrow
Books are a form of political action. Books are knowledge. Books are reflection. Books change your mind.
TONI MORRISON

Action Book Change Knowledge Mind Political Reflection
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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Book Dominant Life Spend Try White Writing
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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Art Beginning Civilization Dance Painting
The peace I am thinking of is the dance of an open mind when it engages another equally open one.
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Dance Engagement Equality Open Minded Peace Thinking
Literature, it seems to me, is wisdom.
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Literature One Liner Wisdom
What’s the world for you if you can’t make it up the way you want it?
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Success Want World
We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives.
TONI MORRISON

Die Inspirational Language Life Live Measure

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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