I didn’t want to speak for black people. I wanted to speak to and to be among. It’s us.
TONI MORRISONHe wants to put his story next to hers.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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You don’t have to love me but you damn well have to respect me.
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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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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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A writer’s life and work are not a gift to mankind; they are its necessity.
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Liberation means you don’t have to be silenced.
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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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Beloved, you are my sister, you are my daughter, you are my face; you are me.
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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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Wicked people love wickedly, violent people love violently, weak people love weakly, stupid people love stupidly, but the love of a free man is never safe.
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In this country American means white. Everybody else has to hyphenate.
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You need a whole community to raise a child. I have raised two children, alone.
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You are your best thing.
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At some point in life the world’s beauty becomes enough.
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Something that is loved is never lost.
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Love is or it ain’t. Thin love ain’t love at all.
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