Racism will disappear when it’s no longer profitable, and no longer psychologically useful. And when that happens, it’ll be gone. But at the moment, people make a lot of money off of it, pro and con.
TONI MORRISONBeloved, you are my sister, you are my daughter, you are my face; you are me.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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You don’t have to love me but you damn well have to respect me.
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We mistook violence for passion, indolence for leisure, and thought recklessness was freedom.
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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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A writer’s life and work are not a gift to mankind; they are its necessity.
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Something that is loved is never lost.
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I didn’t want to speak for black people. I wanted to speak to and to be among. It’s us.
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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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Books are a form of political action. Books are knowledge. Books are reflection. Books change your mind.
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You wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.
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Like any artist without an art form, she became dangerous.
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You are your best thing.
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I type in one place, but I write all over the house.
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Liberation means you don’t have to be silenced.
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Today is always here,’ said Sethe. ‘Tomorrow, never.
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