You don’t have to love me but you damn well have to respect me.
TONI MORRISONWhen there is pain, there are no words. All pain is the same.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, you must be the one to write it.
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He wants to put his story next to hers.
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Let your face speak what’s in your heart.
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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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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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The peace I am thinking of is the dance of an open mind when it engages another equally open one.
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As you enter positions of trust and power, dream a little before you think.
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Racism will disappear when it’s no longer profitable, and no longer psychologically useful. And when that happens, it’ll be gone. But at the moment, people make a lot of money off of it, pro and con.
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You are your best thing.
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He can’t value you more than you value yourself.
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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 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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Something that is loved is never lost.
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Misery don’t call ahead. That’s why you have to stay awake – otherwise it just walks on in your door.
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Books are a form of political action. Books are knowledge. Books are reflection. Books change your mind.
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