I didn’t fall in love, I rose in it.
TONI MORRISONI didn’t want to speak for black people. I wanted to speak to and to be among. It’s us.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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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 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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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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Lonely was much better than alone.
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Black women have always been friends. I mean, if you didn’t have each other you had nothing.
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If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it.
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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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Navigating a white male world was not threatening. It wasn’t even interesting. I was more interesting than they were.
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But to find out the truth about how dreams die, one should never take the word of the dreamer.
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When there is pain, there are no words. All pain is the same.
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Today is always here,’ said Sethe. ‘Tomorrow, never.
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Me and you, we got more yesterday than anybody. We need some kind of tomorrow.
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A dream is just a nightmare with lipstick.
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I always know the ending; that’s where I start.
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Being able to laugh got me through.
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