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> [We kind of have to rewrite our own stories and our own ways of being free.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/we-kind-of-have-to-rewrite-our-own-stories-and-our-own-ways-of-being/)

[Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/)

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> [So much of the world and the systems that we live within are made to keep us from feeling like we're free. The way that black women in American came to be is just diametrically opposed to being free.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/so-much-of-the-world-and-the-systems-that-we-live-within-are-made-to/)

[Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/)

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## Other authors on Being free

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b001/author-senora-roy-422.jpg) Senora Roy 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/being-free/senora-roy/)

## More by Morgan Parker

> [It's always hard for me to find a therapist who is a black woman or even a woman of color. It's something that we've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/it-s-always-hard-for-me-to-find-a-therapist-who-is-a-black-woman-or/)

[Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/)

> [ I liked the idea of using this mega-star \[Beyoncé \] to talk about all those things on the tiny scale of my life. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/i-liked-the-idea-of-using-this-mega-star-beyonc-to-talk-about-all/)

[Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/)

> [I think that we need to make it our goal to define freedom for ourselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/i-think-that-we-need-to-make-it-our-goal-to-define-freedom-for/)

[Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/)

> [“I admired how perfectly matched they seemed to be, and I started to wonder about my own, personal definition of love. Had it been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/i-admired-how-perfectly-matched-they-seemed-to-be-and-i-started-to/)

[Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/)

> [“Writers are always scrapping one word for a better one. Regular people just say stuff, they don't replace there words ever. Its the only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/writers-are-always-scrapping-one-word-for-a-better-one-regular-people/)

[Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/)

> [ The book \[There are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé?\] is quite complex, and I was worried that it would be marketed as one-sided or… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/the-book-there-are-more-beautiful-things-than-beyonc-is-quite-complex/)

[Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/)

> [We kind of have to rewrite our own stories and our own ways of being free.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/we-kind-of-have-to-rewrite-our-own-stories-and-our-own-ways-of-being/)

[Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/)

> [“...Love isn't a heart condition. It's not even an emotional one. It's just a four-letter word we want to use when we want to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/love-isn-t-a-heart-condition-it-s-not-even-an-emotional-one-it-s-just/)

[Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/)

> [“A non-fucking fuck-friend, I guess. A non-friction friend.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/a-non-fucking-fuck-friend-i-guess-a-non-friction-friend/)

[Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/)

> [“All you’ve done is remind me of what an asshole you are.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/all-you-ve-done-is-remind-me-of-what-an-asshole-you-are/)

[Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/)

> [“I am a dreamer with empty hands and I like the chill.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/i-am-a-dreamer-with-empty-hands-and-i-like-the-chill/)

[Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/)

> [“You're a writer, though. Your words are malleable, replaceable, and by definition untrustworthy. they mean nothing to you and that's what I'm afraid I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/you-re-a-writer-though-your-words-are-malleable-replaceable-and-by/)

[Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/)

> [There was something about Beyoncé that felt like a vessel, I guess, that I could kind of impose all of these feelings and thoughts…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/there-was-something-about-beyonc-that-felt-like-a-vessel-i-guess-that/)

[Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/)

> [Where I would usually backspace, I stop and say, "You know what? This is important, that I say how I feel and don't sugarcoat…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/where-i-would-usually-backspace-i-stop-and-say-you-know-what-this-is/)

[Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/)

> [“i believe that “love” is not about forgiveness, it’s about acceptance, and acceptance keeps relationships alive.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/i-believe-that-love-is-not-about-forgiveness-it-s-about-acceptance/)

[Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/)

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