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Toni Morrison Quotes

Born lost. Take over the world and still lost Picture Quote #1

If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it Picture Quote #1

In this country American means white. Everybody else has to hyphenate Picture Quote #1

Love is or it ain't. Thin love ain't love at all Picture Quote #1

Make a difference about something other than yourselves Picture Quote #1

I wrote my first novel because I wanted to read it Picture Quote #1

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No one ever talks about the moment you found that you were white. Or the moment you found out you were black. That's a profound revelation. The minute you find that out, something happens. You have to renegotiate everything Picture Quote #1

I get angry about things, then go on and work Picture Quote #1

Somebody has to take responsibility for being a leader Picture Quote #1

Everywhere, everywhere, children are the scorned people of the Earth Picture Quote #1

When there is pain, there are no words. All pain is the same Picture Quote #1

You need a whole community to raise a child. I have raised two children, alone Picture Quote #1

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I like marriage. The idea Picture Quote #1

Like any artist with no art form, she became dangerous Picture Quote #1

This is not a story to pass on Picture Quote #1

The screams of a hurt woman were indistinguishable from everyday traffic Picture Quote #1

The body is ready to have babies. Nature wants it done then, when the body can handle it, not after 40, when the income can handle it Picture Quote #1

She is a friend of mind. She gather me, man. The pieces I am, she gather them and give them back to me in all the right order. It's good, you know, when you got a woman who is a friend of your mind Picture Quote #1

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The vitality of language lies in its ability to limn the actual, imagined and possible lives of its speakers, readers, writers Picture Quote #1

I don't think a female running a house is a problem, a broken family. It's perceived as one because of the notion that a head is a man Picture Quote #1

Everybody gets everything handed to them. The rich inherit it. I don't mean just inheritance of money. I mean what people take for granted among the middle and upper classes, which is nepotism, the old-boy network Picture Quote #1

At some point in life the world's beauty becomes enough. You don't need to photograph, paint or even remember it. It is enough Picture Quote #1

All water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where it was Picture Quote #1

Nelson Mandela is, for me, the single statesman in the world. The single statesman, in that literal sense, who is not solving all his problems with guns. It's truly unbelievable Picture Quote #1

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One of my kids was born in 1968. There were going to be political difficulties, but they were never going to have that level of hatred and contempt that my brothers and my sister and myself were exposed to Picture Quote #1

There is really nothing more to say-except why. But since why is difficult to handle, one must take refuge in how Picture Quote #1

What difference does it make if the thing you are scared of is real or not? Picture Quote #1

For me, art is the restoration of order. It may discuss all sort of terrible things, but there must be satisfaction at the end. A little bit of hunger, but also satisfaction Picture Quote #1

It was a fine cry, loud and long, but it had no bottom and it had no top, just circles and circles of sorrow Picture Quote #1

Beloved, you are my sister, you are my daughter, you are my face; you are me Picture Quote #1

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Born lost. Take over the world and still lost (Toni Morrison Quotes) If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it (Toni Morrison Quotes) In this country American means white. Everybody else has to hyphenate (Toni Morrison Quotes) Love is or it ain't. Thin love ain't love at all (Toni Morrison Quotes) Make a difference about something other than yourselves (Toni Morrison Quotes) I wrote my first novel because I wanted to read it (Toni Morrison Quotes) No one ever talks about the moment you found that you were white. Or the moment you found out you were black. That's a profound revelation. The minute you find that out, something happens. You have to renegotiate everything (Toni Morrison Quotes) I get angry about things, then go on and work (Toni Morrison Quotes) Somebody has to take responsibility for being a leader (Toni Morrison Quotes) Everywhere, everywhere, children are the scorned people of the Earth (Toni Morrison Quotes) When there is pain, there are no words. All pain is the same (Toni Morrison Quotes) You need a whole community to raise a child. I have raised two children, alone (Toni Morrison Quotes) I like marriage. The idea (Toni Morrison Quotes) Like any artist with no art form, she became dangerous (Toni Morrison Quotes) This is not a story to pass on (Toni Morrison Quotes) The screams of a hurt woman were indistinguishable from everyday traffic (Toni Morrison Quotes) The body is ready to have babies. Nature wants it done then, when the body can handle it, not after 40, when the income can handle it (Toni Morrison Quotes) She is a friend of mind. She gather me, man. The pieces I am, she gather them and give them back to me in all the right order. It's good, you know, when you got a woman who is a friend of your mind (Toni Morrison Quotes) The vitality of language lies in its ability to limn the actual, imagined and possible lives of its speakers, readers, writers (Toni Morrison Quotes) I don't think a female running a house is a problem, a broken family. It's perceived as one because of the notion that a head is a man (Toni Morrison Quotes) Everybody gets everything handed to them. The rich inherit it. I don't mean just inheritance of money. I mean what people take for granted among the middle and upper classes, which is nepotism, the old-boy network (Toni Morrison Quotes) At some point in life the world's beauty becomes enough. You don't need to photograph, paint or even remember it. It is enough (Toni Morrison Quotes) All water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where it was (Toni Morrison Quotes) Nelson Mandela is, for me, the single statesman in the world. The single statesman, in that literal sense, who is not solving all his problems with guns. It's truly unbelievable (Toni Morrison Quotes) One of my kids was born in 1968. There were going to be political difficulties, but they were never going to have that level of hatred and contempt that my brothers and my sister and myself were exposed to (Toni Morrison Quotes) There is really nothing more to say-except why. But since why is difficult to handle, one must take refuge in how (Toni Morrison Quotes) What difference does it make if the thing you are scared of is real or not? (Toni Morrison Quotes) For me, art is the restoration of order. It may discuss all sort of terrible things, but there must be satisfaction at the end. A little bit of hunger, but also satisfaction (Toni Morrison Quotes) It was a fine cry, loud and long, but it had no bottom and it had no top, just circles and circles of sorrow (Toni Morrison Quotes) Beloved, you are my sister, you are my daughter, you are my face; you are me (Toni Morrison Quotes)

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