There is really nothing more to say-except why. But since why is difficult to handle, one must take refuge in how.
TONI MORRISONLonely was much better than alone.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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You wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.
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I always know the ending; that’s where I start.
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If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it.
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It is sheer good fortune to miss somebody long before they leave you.
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Black people’s music is in a class by itself and always has been.
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Being able to laugh got me through.
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Love is or it ain’t. Thin love ain’t love at all.
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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.
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Writing is really a way of thinking–not just feeling but thinking about things that are disparate, unresolved, mysterious, problematic or just sweet.
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Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another.
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When a child walks in the room, your child or anybody else’s child, do your eyes light up? That’s what they’re looking for.
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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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If you can only be tall because someone else is on their knees, then you have a serious problem. And white people have a very, very serious problem.
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Don’t beg anybody for anything, especially love.
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All art is knowing when to stop.
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