I dream a dream that dreams back at me.
TONI MORRISONI have only to break into the tightness of a strawberry, and I see summer – its dust and lowering skies.
More Toni Morrison Quotes
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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 are your best thing.
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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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Lonely was much better than alone.
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Navigating a white male world was not threatening. It wasn’t even interesting. I was more interesting than they were.
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To get to a place where you could love anything you chose – not to need permission for desire – well now that was freedom.
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You don’t have to love me but you damn well have to respect me.
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Love is or it ain’t. Thin love ain’t love at all.
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I didn’t want to speak for black people. I wanted to speak to and to be among. It’s us.
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Don’t beg anybody for anything, especially love.
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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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Being able to laugh got me through.
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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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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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