“I never asked Tolstoy to write for me, a little colored girl in Lorain, Ohio. I never asked [James] Joyce not to mention Catholicism or the world of Dublin. Never. And I don't know why I should be asked to… — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
![“I never asked Tolstoy to write for me, a little colored girl in Lorain, Ohio. I never asked [James] Joyce not to mention Catholicism or the world of Dublin. Never. And I don't know why I should be asked to explain your life to you. We have splendid writers to do that, but I am not one of them. It…” quote by Toni Morrison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/10f/toni-morrison-271_black-people_i-never-asked-tolstoy-to-write-for-me-a_2373935.jpg)