There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity, no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak, we write, we do language. That is how civilizations heal.
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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Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another.
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All important things are hard.
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Beauty was not simply something to behold; it was something one could do.
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I always know the ending; that’s where I start.
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You free. Nothing and nobody is obliged to save you but you.
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When there is pain, there are no words. All pain is the same.
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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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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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Don’t beg anybody for anything, especially love.
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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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He can’t value you more than you value yourself.
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Black boys became criminalized. I was in constant dread for their lives, because they were targets everywhere. They still are.
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I type in one place, but I write all over the house.
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I wrote my first novel because I wanted to read it.
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You need a whole community to raise a child. I have raised two children, alone.
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