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.
TONI MORRISONMe and you, we got more yesterday than anybody. We need some kind of tomorrow.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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Navigating a white male world was not threatening. It wasn’t even interesting. I was more interesting than they were.
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You free. Nothing and nobody is obliged to save you but you.
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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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Definitions belong to the definers, not the defined.
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He wants to put his story next to hers.
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Oppressive language does more than represent violence; it is violence; does more than represent the limits of knowledge; it limits knowledge.
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A dream is just a nightmare with lipstick.
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You wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.
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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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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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I want to discourage you from choosing anything or making any decision simply because it is safe. Things of value seldom are.
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He can’t value you more than you value yourself.
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Today is always here,’ said Sethe. ‘Tomorrow, never.
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I always know the ending; that’s where I start.
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Don’t beg anybody for anything, especially love.
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