You wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.
TONI MORRISONLike any artist without an art form, she became dangerous.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another.
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Being able to laugh got me through.
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Anything dead coming back to life hurts.
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The peace I am thinking of is the dance of an open mind when it engages another equally open one.
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Love is never any better than the lover.
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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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Make a difference about something other than yourselves.
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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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Perhaps that’s what all human relationships boiled down to: Would you save my life? or would you take it?
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Love is or it ain’t. Thin love ain’t love at all.
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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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You need a whole community to raise a child. I have raised two children, alone.
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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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There’s a difference between writing for a living and writing for life. If you write for a living, you make enormous compromises. If you write for life, you’ll work hard; you’ll do what’s honest, not what pays.
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And I am all the things I have ever loved: scuppernong wine, cool baptisms in silent water, dream books and number playing.
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