--- title: "13 Black Quotes By Morgan Parker" description: "13 Black quotes by Morgan Parker. Plus more from Morgan Parker and more Black sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/371/morgan-parker-6193_all-black_i-don-t-claim-to-say-all-black-women-are_1043548.jpg" --- > [I don't claim to say, "All black women are like me," because they're not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/i-don-t-claim-to-say-all-black-women-are-like-me-because-they-re-not/) [Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/371/morgan-parker-6193_all-black_i-don-t-claim-to-say-all-black-women-are_1043548.jpg) > [It's hard for black women to ask for help. We think we don't need it. We're used to being in pain and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/it-s-hard-for-black-women-to-ask-for-help-we-think-we-don-t-need-it/) [Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41e/morgan-parker-6193_ask-for-help_it-s-hard-for-black-women-to-ask-for-hel_1546656.jpg) > [There's so much about the strong black woman stereotype that makes us forget that we do need and deserve help and care.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/there-s-so-much-about-the-strong-black-woman-stereotype-that-makes-us/) [Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0fe/morgan-parker-6193_black_there-s-so-much-about-the-strong-black-w_1764462.jpg) > [I try to convey what it feels like and sounds like and smells like and looks like inside of my particular skin,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/i-try-to-convey-what-it-feels-like-and-sounds-like-and-smells-like/) [Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/744/morgan-parker-6193_american-woman_i-try-to-convey-what-it-feels-like-and-s_1272489.jpg) > [It's always hard for me to find a therapist who is a black woman or even a woman of color. It's something…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/47c/morgan-parker-6193_black_it-s-always-hard-for-me-to-find-a-therap_48488.jpg) > [ It's been interesting to look back on those works \[I've done previously\] and see all the things that Beyoncé has done and… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/it-s-been-interesting-to-look-back-on-those-works-i-ve-done/) [Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32a/morgan-parker-6193_black_it-s-been-interesting-to-look-back-on-th_1171998.jpg) > [ I wanted \[the book 'There are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé?'\] to be colorful. I wanted it to be evocative. I wanted… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/i-wanted-the-book-there-are-more-beautiful-things-than-beyonc-to-be/) [Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5b9/morgan-parker-6193_beautiful_i-wanted-the-book-there-are-more-beautif_1624939.jpg) > [I think often if people don't have a lot of experience with a particular type of person or a particular type of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/i-think-often-if-people-don-t-have-a-lot-of-experience-with-a/) [Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/308/morgan-parker-6193_assumption_i-think-often-if-people-don-t-have-a-lot_2313824.jpg) > [So much of the world and the systems that we live within are made to keep us from feeling like we're 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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/096/morgan-parker-6193_being-free_so-much-of-the-world-and-the-systems-tha_1207360.jpg) > [I always say that my artist statement is to not be afraid to talk about the messiness - the unpleasant feelings and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/i-always-say-that-my-artist-statement-is-to-not-be-afraid-to-talk-2/) [Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/928/morgan-parker-6193_american-woman_i-always-say-that-my-artist-statement-is_2956599.jpg) > [I don't claim to say, "All black women are like me," because they're not. One type of black woman can exist, but…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/i-don-t-claim-to-say-all-black-women-are-like-me-because-they-re-not-2/) [Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c87/morgan-parker-6193_black_i-don-t-claim-to-say-all-black-women-are_2180541.jpg) > [I don't think that there are as many black women or women of color becoming psychiatrists, so we can't find them and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/i-don-t-think-that-there-are-as-many-black-women-or-women-of-color/) [Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e8d/morgan-parker-6193_becoming_i-don-t-think-that-there-are-as-many-bla_1780462.jpg) > [There was something about Beyoncé that felt like a vessel, I guess, that I could kind of impose all of these feelings…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/714/morgan-parker-6193_bits_there-was-something-about-beyonc-that-fe_445700.jpg) ## Other authors on Black ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/black/morgan-parker/#itemlist", "name": "13 Black Quotes By Morgan Parker", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't claim to say, \"All black women are like me,\" because they're not.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Morgan Parker" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/i-don-t-claim-to-say-all-black-women-are-like-me-because-they-re-not/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/371/morgan-parker-6193_all-black_i-don-t-claim-to-say-all-black-women-are_1043548.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/371/morgan-parker-6193_all-black_i-don-t-claim-to-say-all-black-women-are_1043548.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/371/morgan-parker-6193_all-black_i-don-t-claim-to-say-all-black-women-are_1043548.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I don't claim to say, \"All black women are like me,\" because they're not.” — Morgan Parker", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It's hard for black women to ask for help. 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I don't get why she is kind of the symbol for black womanhood.\"", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Morgan Parker" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/it-s-been-interesting-to-look-back-on-those-works-i-ve-done/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32a/morgan-parker-6193_black_it-s-been-interesting-to-look-back-on-th_1171998.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32a/morgan-parker-6193_black_it-s-been-interesting-to-look-back-on-th_1171998.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32a/morgan-parker-6193_black_it-s-been-interesting-to-look-back-on-th_1171998.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's been interesting to look back on those works [I've done previously] and see all the things that Beyoncé…” — Morgan Parker", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 7, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I wanted [the book 'There are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé?'] to be colorful. 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That's one of the reasons that I'm so interested in contradicting and troubling held thoughts about black women.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Morgan Parker" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/i-think-often-if-people-don-t-have-a-lot-of-experience-with-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/308/morgan-parker-6193_assumption_i-think-often-if-people-don-t-have-a-lot_2313824.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/308/morgan-parker-6193_assumption_i-think-often-if-people-don-t-have-a-lot_2313824.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/308/morgan-parker-6193_assumption_i-think-often-if-people-don-t-have-a-lot_2313824.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think often if people don't have a lot of experience with a particular type of person or a particular type…” — Morgan Parker", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Morgan Parker" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/so-much-of-the-world-and-the-systems-that-we-live-within-are-made-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/096/morgan-parker-6193_being-free_so-much-of-the-world-and-the-systems-tha_1207360.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/096/morgan-parker-6193_being-free_so-much-of-the-world-and-the-systems-tha_1207360.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/096/morgan-parker-6193_being-free_so-much-of-the-world-and-the-systems-tha_1207360.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“So much of the world and the systems that we live within are made to keep us from feeling like we're free…” — Morgan Parker", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I always say that my artist statement is to not be afraid to talk about the messiness - the unpleasant feelings and happenings around my life. I also try to convey what it feels like and sounds like and smells like and looks like inside of my particular skin, to move through the world as a black American woman in her mid-twenties. Language from songs and TV shows feel integral because it helps to create the environment and describe the full picture.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Morgan Parker" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/i-always-say-that-my-artist-statement-is-to-not-be-afraid-to-talk-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/928/morgan-parker-6193_american-woman_i-always-say-that-my-artist-statement-is_2956599.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/928/morgan-parker-6193_american-woman_i-always-say-that-my-artist-statement-is_2956599.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/928/morgan-parker-6193_american-woman_i-always-say-that-my-artist-statement-is_2956599.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I always say that my artist statement is to not be afraid to talk about the messiness - the unpleasant…” — Morgan Parker", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I don't claim to say, \"All black women are like me,\" because they're not. 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