Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another.
TONI MORRISONIn times of dread, artists must never choose to remain silent. This is precisely the time when artists go to work.
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Liberation means you don’t have to be silenced.
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You have to be a little tough, and rely on yourself. And tell people ‘No’.
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You need a whole community to raise a child. I have raised two children, 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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Definitions belong to the definers, not the defined.
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All paradises, all utopias are designed by who is not there, by the people who are not allowed in.
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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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There is no civilization that did not begin with art, Whether it was drawing a line in the sand, painting a cave or dancing.
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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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Perhaps that’s what all human relationships boiled down to: Would you save my life? or would you take it?
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At some point in life the world’s beauty becomes enough.
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Anything dead coming back to life hurts.
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You wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.
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I think some aspects of writing can be taught. Obviously, you can’t teach vision or talent. But you can help with comfort.
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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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