Oppressive language does more than represent violence; it is violence; does more than represent the limits of knowledge; it limits knowledge.
TONI MORRISONMy theory is that the world is a difficult place to live in and distraction is the name of the game.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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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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Definitions belong to the definers, not the defined.
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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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The peace I am thinking of is the dance of an open mind when it engages another equally open one.
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If there’s a book you really want to read but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.
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You are your own stories.
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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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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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Beloved, you are my sister, you are my daughter, you are my face; you are me.
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He can’t value you more than you value yourself.
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Misery don’t call ahead. That’s why you have to stay awake – otherwise it just walks on in your door.
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Lonely was much better than alone.
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You wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.
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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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