You are your own stories.
TONI MORRISONHe wants to put his story next to hers.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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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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We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives.
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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.
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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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Passion is never enough; neither is skill.
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You free. Nothing and nobody is obliged to save you but you.
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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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It is sheer good fortune to miss somebody long before they leave you.
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All water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where it was.
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Love is or it ain’t. Thin love ain’t love at all.
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In this country American means white. Everybody else has to hyphenate.
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When there is pain, there are no words. All pain is the same.
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I always know the ending; that’s where I start.
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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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I want to discourage you from choosing anything or making any decision simply because it is safe. Things of value seldom are.
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