At some point in life the world’s beauty becomes enough.
TONI MORRISONNavigating a white male world was not threatening. It wasn’t even interesting. I was more interesting than they were.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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The peace I am thinking of is the dance of an open mind when it engages another equally open one.
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Beloved, you are my sister, you are my daughter, you are my face; you are me.
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Today is always here,’ said Sethe. ‘Tomorrow, never.
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I’ve spent my entire writing life trying to make sure that the white gaze was not the dominant one in any of my books.
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Freedom is choosing your responsibility. It’s not having no responsibilitie s; it’s choosing the ones you want.
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You free. Nothing and nobody is obliged to save you but you.
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Literature, it seems to me, is wisdom.
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Oppressive language does more than represent violence; it is violence; does more than represent the limits of knowledge; it limits knowledge.
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I get angry about things, then go on and work.
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Let your face speak what’s in your heart.
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Lonely was much better than alone.
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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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Make a difference about something other than yourselves.
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All important things are hard.
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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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