A writer’s life and work are not a gift to mankind; they are its necessity.
TONI MORRISONAnger is better. There is a sense of being in anger. A reality and presence. An awareness of worth. It is a lovely surging.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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What’s the world for you if you can’t make it up the way you want it?
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A dream is just a nightmare with lipstick.
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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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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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You wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.
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Like any artist without an art form, she became dangerous.
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There is no such thing as race. None. There is just a human race – scientifically, anthropologically. Racism is a construct, a social construct, it has a social function, racism.
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Black people have always been used as a buffer in this country between powers to prevent class war.
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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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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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A friend gathers all the pieces and gives them back in the right order.
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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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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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Books are a form of political action. Books are knowledge. Books are reflection. Books change your mind.
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