The peace I am thinking of is the dance of an open mind when it engages another equally open one.
TONI MORRISONFreeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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Something that is loved is never lost.
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I dream a dream that dreams back at me.
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Navigating a white male world was not threatening. It wasn’t even interesting. I was more interesting than they were.
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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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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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You free. Nothing and nobody is obliged to save you but you.
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The function of freedom is to free someone else.
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If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it.
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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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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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It was a fine cry – loud and long – but it had no bottom and it had no top, just circles and circles of sorrow.
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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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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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In times of dread, artists must never choose to remain silent. This is precisely the time when artists go to work.
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Let your face speak what’s in your heart.
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