At some point in life the world’s beauty becomes enough.
TONI MORRISONAt some point in life the world’s beauty becomes enough.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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There is no such thing as race. None. There is just a human race – scientifically, anthropologically. Racism is a construct, a social construct, it has a social function, racism.
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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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In this country American means white. Everybody else has to hyphenate.
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The function of freedom is to free someone else.
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All art is knowing when to stop.
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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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Anything dead coming back to life hurts.
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The ability of writers to imagine what is not the self, to familiarize the strange and mystify the familiar, is the test of their power.
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Today is always here,’ said Sethe. ‘Tomorrow, never.
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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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Freedom is choosing your responsibility. It’s not having no responsibilitie s; it’s choosing the ones you want.
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A sister can be seen as someone who is both ourselves and very much not ourselves – a special kind of double.
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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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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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There is no civilization that did not begin with art, Whether it was drawing a line in the sand, painting a cave or dancing.
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