Passion is never enough; neither is skill.
TONI MORRISONMisery don’t call ahead. That’s why you have to stay awake – otherwise it just walks on in your door.
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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Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another.
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But to find out the truth about how dreams die, one should never take the word of the dreamer.
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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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I don’t think one parent can raise a child. I don’t think two parents can raise a child. You really need the whole village.
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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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Black people’s music is in a class by itself and always has been.
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At some point in life the world’s beauty becomes enough.
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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 dream a dream that dreams back at me.
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Being able to laugh got me through.
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All art is knowing when to stop.
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Today is always here,’ said Sethe. ‘Tomorrow, never.
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The best art is political and you ought to be able to make it unquestionably political and irrevocably beautiful at the same time.
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