At some point in life the world’s beauty becomes enough.
TONI MORRISONIf 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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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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He can’t value you more than you value yourself.
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Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another.
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The function of freedom is to free someone else.
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You are your own stories.
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Black people’s music is in a class by itself and always has been.
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Don’t beg anybody for anything, especially love.
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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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Lonely was much better than alone.
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I get angry about things, then go on and work.
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If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it.
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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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Something that is loved is never lost.
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Like any artist without an art form, she became dangerous.
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There is an incredible amount of magic and feistiness in black men that nobody has been able to wipe out. But everybody has tried.
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