We kind of have to rewrite our own stories and our own ways of being free. — Morgan Parker Copy Share Image
So much of my writing process is trying to eliminate any kind of shame or fear of the thoughts that I'm having. — Morgan Parker Copy Share Image
There was something about Beyoncé that felt like a vessel, I guess, that I could kind of impose all of these feelings… — Morgan Parker Copy Share Image
So much of my writing process is trying to eliminate any kind of shame or fear of the thoughts that I'm having.… — Morgan Parker Copy Share Image
It's been interesting to look back on those works [I've done previously] and see all the things that Beyoncé has done and… — Morgan Parker Copy Share Image
I think that fear came from, "Okay, I'm going to have Beyoncé in the title, and people are just going to think,… — Morgan Parker Copy Share Image
I'm not reading any kind of fantasy [for young adults] or Hunger Games or anything like that. It's more just like geeks… — Morgan Parker Copy Share Image
In grad school, a friend and I gave ourselves the task of writing poems in the voice of Beyoncé and Lady Gaga… — Morgan Parker Copy Share Image
I don't claim to say, "All black women are like me," because they're not. One type of black woman can exist, but… — Morgan Parker Copy Share Image
After a while, being so honest and so vulnerable on the page ends up affecting my own kind of self possession in… — Morgan Parker Copy Share Image
Art movements are always linked to some kind of turmoil. We can look at history and see that [political turmoil is] fertile… — Morgan Parker Copy Share Image
I also think that [political turmoil] gives artists something, a way of kind of processing. — Morgan Parker Copy Share Image
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… — Morgan Parker Copy Share Image
I liked the idea of using this mega-star [Beyoncé ] to talk about all those things on the tiny scale of my life. — Morgan Parker Copy Share Image
I think that we need to make it our goal to define freedom for ourselves. — Morgan Parker Copy Share Image
“I admired how perfectly matched they seemed to be, and I started to wonder about my own, personal definition of love. Had it been… — Morgan Parker Copy Share Image
“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… — Morgan Parker Copy Share Image
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… — Morgan Parker Copy Share Image
We kind of have to rewrite our own stories and our own ways of being free. — Morgan Parker Copy Share Image
“...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… — Morgan Parker Copy Share Image
“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… — Morgan Parker Copy Share Image
![“It's been interesting to look back on those works [I've done previously] and see all the things that Beyoncé has done and become for us in the meantime, because back then, folks were like, "Why Beyoncé? I don't get why she is kind of the symbol for black womanhood."” quote by Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/32a/morgan-parker-6193_black_it-s-been-interesting-to-look-back-on-th_1171998.jpg)
![“I'm not reading any kind of fantasy [for young adults] or Hunger Games or anything like that. It's more just like geeks with crushes. It's very sweet, and I'm enjoying how honest they are, and I'm enjoying the humanity in them.” quote by Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/907/morgan-parker-6193_adults_i-m-not-reading-any-kind-of-fantasy-for_2087724.jpg)
![“Art movements are always linked to some kind of turmoil. We can look at history and see that [political turmoil is] fertile ground for art. I also think that it gives artists something, a way of kind of processing. My friends and I have all been super motivated to work and to do the work that we…” quote by Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/6a0/morgan-parker-6193_art_art-movements-are-always-linked-to-some_2529213.jpg)
![“I also think that [political turmoil] gives artists something, a way of kind of processing.” quote by Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/056/morgan-parker-6193_art_i-also-think-that-political-turmoil-give_3145935.jpg)
![“I liked the idea of using this mega-star [Beyoncé ] to talk about all those things on the tiny scale of my life.” quote by Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d67/morgan-parker-6193_ideas_i-liked-the-idea-of-using-this-mega-star_95213.jpg)
![“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 flat, and I knew that Mickalene's [Tomas] work would be able to encompass all the many states of being that are in the book.” quote by Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/006/morgan-parker-6193_able_the-book-there-are-more-beautiful-things_230543.jpg)
