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You free. Nothing and nobody is obliged to save you but you.

Toni Morrison

Black boys became criminalized. I was in constant dread for their lives, because they were targets everywhere. They still are.
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Black Lives Matter Crime Live Racism Traget
The best art is political and you ought to be able to make it unquestionably political and irrevocably beautiful at the same time.
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Art Beautiful Politics Time
Black people’s music is in a class by itself and always has been.
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Black Lives Matter Music People
He wants to put his story next to hers.
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Couple Love Story Want
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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Difficult Distraction Game Theory World
If there’s a book you really want to read but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.
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Book Writing
It was a fine cry – loud and long – but it had no bottom and it had no top, just circles and circles of sorrow.
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Circle Cry Loud Sad Sorrow
When there is pain, there are no words. All pain is the same.
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Broken Heart Pain Sad Suffering
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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Awake Door Misery Walk
You don’t have to love me but you damn well have to respect me.
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Love Self Respect Women Empowerment
You have to be a little tough, and rely on yourself. And tell people ‘No’.
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Attitude Inspirational People Rely Tough Yourself
I type in one place, but I write all over the house.
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House Place Writing
I want to discourage you from choosing anything or making any decision simply because it is safe. Things of value seldom are.
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Choose Decision Discourage Safe Seldom Value Want
Sometimes what I write on the page frightens me, so I feel free when I write, but I don’t feel safe.
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Feeling Safe Writing
But to find out the truth about how dreams die, one should never take the word of the dreamer.
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Die Dreamer Dreams Finding Truth World
All art is knowing when to stop.
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Art Inspirational One Liner Stop

You free. Nothing and nobody is obliged to save you but you.

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