I think some aspects of writing can be taught. Obviously, you can’t teach vision or talent. But you can help with comfort.
TONI MORRISONSometimes what I write on the page frightens me, so I feel free when I write, but I don’t feel safe.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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I type in one place, but I write all over the house.
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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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Make a difference about something other than yourselves.
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He wants to put his story next to hers.
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There is really nothing more to say-except why. But since why is difficult to handle, one must take refuge in how.
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Like any artist without an art form, she became dangerous.
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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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Me and you, we got more yesterday than anybody. We need some kind of tomorrow.
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You are your own stories.
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If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it.
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From my point of view, your life is already a miracle of chance waiting for you to shape its destiny.
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When there is pain, there are no words. All pain is the same.
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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 dream a dream that dreams back at me.
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A dream is just a nightmare with lipstick.
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