You are your own stories.
TONI MORRISONI’ve spent my entire writing life trying to make sure that the white gaze was not the dominant one in any of my books.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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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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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 didn’t want to speak for black people. I wanted to speak to and to be among. It’s us.
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Perhaps that’s what all human relationships boiled down to: Would you save my life? or would you take it?
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Passion is never enough; neither is skill.
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You are your best thing.
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I wrote my first novel because I wanted to read it.
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My theory is that the world is a difficult place to live in and distraction is the name of the game.
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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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If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it.
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At some point in life the world’s beauty becomes enough.
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Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another.
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Me and you, we got more yesterday than anybody. We need some kind of tomorrow.
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He can’t value you more than you value yourself.
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There is an incredible amount of magic and feistiness in black men that nobody has been able to wipe out. But everybody has tried.
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