Don’t beg anybody for anything, especially love.
TONI MORRISONYou need a whole community to raise a child. I have raised two children, alone.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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You have to be a little tough, and rely on yourself. And tell people ‘No’.
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I dream a dream that dreams back at me.
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Being able to laugh got me through.
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Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another.
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The function of freedom is to free someone else.
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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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What a woman. What a life.
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Something that is loved is never lost.
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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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From my point of view, your life is already a miracle of chance waiting for you to shape its destiny.
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A friend gathers all the pieces and gives them back in the right order.
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Passion is never enough; neither is skill.
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Lonely was much better than alone.
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I didn’t want to speak for black people. I wanted to speak to and to be among. It’s us.
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It was a fine cry – loud and long – but it had no bottom and it had no top, just circles and circles of sorrow.
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