I wrote my first novel because I wanted to read it.
TONI MORRISONFreeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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You have to be a little tough, and rely on yourself. And tell people ‘No’.
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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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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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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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You are your best thing.
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Don’t beg anybody for anything, especially love.
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You need a whole community to raise a child. I have raised two children, alone.
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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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Art invites us to know beauty and to solicit it, summon it, from even the most tragic of circumstances.
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Anything dead coming back to life hurts.
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All art is knowing when to stop.
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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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When there is pain, there are no words. All pain is the same.
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Today is always here,’ said Sethe. ‘Tomorrow, never.
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Oppressive language does more than represent violence; it is violence; does more than represent the limits of knowledge; it limits knowledge.
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