The enemy is not men. The enemy is the concept of patriarchy, the concept of patriarchy as the way to run the world or do things.
TONI MORRISONLike any artist without an art form, she became dangerous.
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Today is always here,’ said Sethe. ‘Tomorrow, never.
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A writer’s life and work are not a gift to mankind; they are its necessity.
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A friend gathers all the pieces and gives them back in the right order.
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You need a whole community to raise a child. I have raised two children, alone.
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If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it.
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Black people’s music is in a class by itself and always has been.
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If you can only be tall because someone else is on their knees, then you have a serious problem. And white people have a very, very serious problem.
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Black boys became criminalized. I was in constant dread for their lives, because they were targets everywhere. They still are.
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All art is knowing when to stop.
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Anything dead coming back to life hurts.
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You have to be a little tough, and rely on yourself. And tell people ‘No’.
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When a child walks in the room, your child or anybody else’s child, do your eyes light up? That’s what they’re looking for.
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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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You wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.
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All important things are hard.
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