All important things are hard.
TONI MORRISONAll art is knowing when to stop.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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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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The pieces I am, she gather them and gave them back to me in all the right order.
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What a woman. What a life.
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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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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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Anything dead coming back to life hurts.
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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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What’s the world for you if you can’t make it up the way you want it?
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As you enter positions of trust and power, dream a little before you think.
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If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, you must be the one to write it.
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All art is knowing when to stop.
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He wants to put his story next to hers.
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Black people have always been used as a buffer in this country between powers to prevent class war.
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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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