For me the history of the place of black people in this country is so varied, complex and beautiful. And impactful.
TONI MORRISONShe learned the intricacy of loneliness: the horror of color, the roar of soundlessness and the menace of familiar objects lying still.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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All important things are hard.
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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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Beloved, you are my sister, you are my daughter, you are my face; you are me.
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You free. Nothing and nobody is obliged to save you but you.
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Lonely was much better than alone.
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I wrote my first novel because I wanted to read it.
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In times of dread, artists must never choose to remain silent. This is precisely the time when artists go to work.
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The ability of writers to imagine what is not the self, to familiarize the strange and mystify the familiar, is the test of their power.
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A friend gathers all the pieces and gives them back in the right order.
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If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it.
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Your life is already artful-waiting, just waiting, for you to make it art.
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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 type in one place, but I write all over the house.
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All water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where it was.
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You need a whole community to raise a child. I have raised two children, alone.
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