Today is always here,’ said Sethe. ‘Tomorrow, never.
TONI MORRISONHe wants to put his story next to hers.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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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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He wants to put his story next to hers.
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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 always know the ending; that’s where I start.
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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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Don’t beg anybody for anything, especially love.
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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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Beauty was not simply something to behold; it was something one could do.
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The pieces I am, she gather them and gave them back to me in all the right order.
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Black people’s music is in a class by itself and always has been.
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There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal.
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A sister can be seen as someone who is both ourselves and very much not ourselves – a special kind of double.
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I wrote my first novel because I wanted to read it.
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I type in one place, but I write all over the house.
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To get to a place where you could love anything you chose – not to need permission for desire – well now that was freedom.
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