The enemy is not men. The enemy is the concept of patriarchy, the concept of patriarchy as the way to run the world or do things.
TONI MORRISONThe enemy is not men. The enemy is the concept of patriarchy, the concept of patriarchy as the way to run the world or do things.
TONI MORRISONBeauty was not simply something to behold; it was something one could do.
TONI MORRISONSomething that is loved is never lost.
TONI MORRISONMe and you, we got more yesterday than anybody. We need some kind of tomorrow.
TONI MORRISONIn this country American means white. Everybody else has to hyphenate.
TONI MORRISONYour life is already artful-waiting, just waiting, for you to make it art.
TONI MORRISONIf you surrendered to the air, you could ride it.
TONI MORRISONPassion is never enough; neither is skill.
TONI MORRISONMisery don’t call ahead. That’s why you have to stay awake – otherwise it just walks on in your door.
TONI MORRISONThe function of freedom is to free someone else.
TONI MORRISONLike any artist without an art form, she became dangerous.
TONI MORRISONThere is no civilization that did not begin with art, Whether it was drawing a line in the sand, painting a cave or dancing.
TONI MORRISONDon’t beg anybody for anything, especially love.
TONI MORRISONThe pieces I am, she gather them and gave them back to me in all the right order.
TONI MORRISONWriting is really a way of thinking–not just feeling but thinking about things that are disparate, unresolved, mysterious, problematic or just sweet.
TONI MORRISONI get angry about things, then go on and work.
TONI MORRISON