There is no such thing as race. None. There is just a human race – scientifically, anthropologically. Racism is a construct, a social construct, it has a social function, racism.
TONI MORRISONYou are your own stories.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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Passion is never enough; neither is skill.
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You have to be a little tough, and rely on yourself. And tell people ‘No’.
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I get angry about things, then go on and work.
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Black people’s music is in a class by itself and always has been.
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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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Freedom is choosing your responsibility. It’s not having no responsibilitie s; it’s choosing the ones you want.
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Lonely was much better than alone.
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I’ve spent my entire writing life trying to make sure that the white gaze was not the dominant one in any of my books.
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Art invites us to know beauty and to solicit it, summon it, from even the most tragic of circumstances.
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You free. Nothing and nobody is obliged to save you but you.
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In this country American means white. Everybody else has to hyphenate.
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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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I don’t think one parent can raise a child. I don’t think two parents can raise a child. You really need the whole village.
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It is sheer good fortune to miss somebody long before they leave you.
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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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