I wrote my first novel because I wanted to read it.
TONI MORRISONBooks are a form of political action. Books are knowledge. Books are reflection. Books change your mind.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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The pieces I am, she gather them and gave them back to me in all the right order.
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The function of freedom is to free someone else.
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When there is pain, there are no words. All pain is the same.
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We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives.
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A writer’s life and work are not a gift to mankind; they are its necessity.
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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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I get angry about things, then go on and work.
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You are your best thing.
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Black people’s music is in a class by itself and always has been.
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Writing is really a way of thinking–not just feeling but thinking about things that are disparate, unresolved, mysterious, problematic or just sweet.
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I dream a dream that dreams back at me.
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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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In times of dread, artists must never choose to remain silent. This is precisely the time when artists go to work.
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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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It was a fine cry – loud and long – but it had no bottom and it had no top, just circles and circles of sorrow.
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