A friend gathers all the pieces and gives them back in the right order.
TONI MORRISONPassion is never enough; neither is skill.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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All water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where it was.
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I wrote my first novel because I wanted to read it.
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He can’t value you more than you value yourself.
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Don’t beg anybody for anything, especially love.
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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 free. Nothing and nobody is obliged to save you but you.
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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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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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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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Perhaps that’s what all human relationships boiled down to: Would you save my life? or would you take it?
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Literature, it seems to me, is wisdom.
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In this country American means white. Everybody else has to hyphenate.
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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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Sometimes what I write on the page frightens me, so I feel free when I write, but I don’t feel safe.
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