--- title: "13 Kind Quotes By Morgan Parker" description: "13 Kind quotes by Morgan Parker. Plus more from Morgan Parker and more Kind sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/056/morgan-parker-6193_art_i-also-think-that-political-turmoil-give_3145935.jpg" --- > [ I also think that \[political turmoil\] gives artists something, a way of kind of processing. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/i-also-think-that-political-turmoil-gives-artists-something-a-way-of/) [Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/056/morgan-parker-6193_art_i-also-think-that-political-turmoil-give_3145935.jpg) > [Аrt movements are always linked to some kind of turmoil.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/rt-movements-are-always-linked-to-some-kind-of-turmoil/) [Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bf5/morgan-parker-6193_kind_rt-movements-are-always-linked-to-some-k_1586967.jpg) > [So much of my writing process is trying to eliminate any kind of shame or fear of the thoughts that I'm having.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/so-much-of-my-writing-process-is-trying-to-eliminate-any-kind-of/) [Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/379/morgan-parker-6193_fear_so-much-of-my-writing-process-is-trying_1087088.jpg) > [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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d33/morgan-parker-6193_being-free_we-kind-of-have-to-rewrite-our-own-stori_270620.jpg) > [In grad school, a friend and I gave ourselves the task of writing poems in the voice of Beyoncé and Lady Gaga…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/in-grad-school-a-friend-and-i-gave-ourselves-the-task-of-writing/) [Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e7/morgan-parker-6193_collaboration_in-grad-school-a-friend-and-i-gave-ourse_1071081.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'm not reading any kind of fantasy \[for young adults\] or Hunger Games or anything like that. It's more just like geeks… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/i-m-not-reading-any-kind-of-fantasy-for-young-adults-or-hunger-games/) [Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/907/morgan-parker-6193_adults_i-m-not-reading-any-kind-of-fantasy-for_2087724.jpg) > [I think that fear came from, "Okay, I'm going to have Beyoncé in the title, and people are just going to think,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/i-think-that-fear-came-from-okay-i-m-going-to-have-beyonc-in-the/) [Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/245/morgan-parker-6193_conscious_i-think-that-fear-came-from-okay-i-m-goi_2010889.jpg) > [So much of my writing process is trying to eliminate any kind of shame or fear of the thoughts that I'm having.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/so-much-of-my-writing-process-is-trying-to-eliminate-any-kind-of-2/) [Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57d/morgan-parker-6193_fear_so-much-of-my-writing-process-is-trying_1463174.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) > [ Art movements are always linked to some kind of turmoil. We can look at history and see that \[political turmoil is\] fertile… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/art-movements-are-always-linked-to-some-kind-of-turmoil-we-can-look/) [Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6a0/morgan-parker-6193_art_art-movements-are-always-linked-to-some_2529213.jpg) > [After a while, being so honest and so vulnerable on the page ends up affecting my own kind of self possession in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/after-a-while-being-so-honest-and-so-vulnerable-on-the-page-ends-up/) [Morgan Parker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/morgan-parker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fbf/morgan-parker-6193_being-polite_after-a-while-being-so-honest-and-so-vul_1038202.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) ## Other authors on Kind ## 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/kind/morgan-parker/#itemlist", "name": "13 Kind Quotes By Morgan Parker", "numberOfItems": 13, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I also think that [political turmoil] gives artists something, a way of kind of processing.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": 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Lady Gaga after they did the collaboration for \"Telephone.\" I just kind of kept going. That was quite a while ago - Beyoncé meant something very different then than she does now.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Morgan Parker" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/in-grad-school-a-friend-and-i-gave-ourselves-the-task-of-writing/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e7/morgan-parker-6193_collaboration_in-grad-school-a-friend-and-i-gave-ourse_1071081.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e7/morgan-parker-6193_collaboration_in-grad-school-a-friend-and-i-gave-ourse_1071081.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e7/morgan-parker-6193_collaboration_in-grad-school-a-friend-and-i-gave-ourse_1071081.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“In grad school, a friend and I gave ourselves the task of writing poems in the voice of Beyoncé and Lady…” — Morgan Parker", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 6, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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.\"", "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'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.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Morgan Parker" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/i-m-not-reading-any-kind-of-fantasy-for-young-adults-or-hunger-games/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/907/morgan-parker-6193_adults_i-m-not-reading-any-kind-of-fantasy-for_2087724.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/907/morgan-parker-6193_adults_i-m-not-reading-any-kind-of-fantasy-for_2087724.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/907/morgan-parker-6193_adults_i-m-not-reading-any-kind-of-fantasy-for_2087724.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'm not reading any kind of fantasy [for young adults] or Hunger Games or anything like that. 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All of it belongs together.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Morgan Parker" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/i-think-that-fear-came-from-okay-i-m-going-to-have-beyonc-in-the/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/245/morgan-parker-6193_conscious_i-think-that-fear-came-from-okay-i-m-goi_2010889.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/245/morgan-parker-6193_conscious_i-think-that-fear-came-from-okay-i-m-goi_2010889.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/245/morgan-parker-6193_conscious_i-think-that-fear-came-from-okay-i-m-goi_2010889.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think that fear came from, \"Okay, I'm going to have Beyoncé in the title, and people are just going to…” — Morgan Parker", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "So much of my writing process is trying to eliminate any kind of shame or fear of the thoughts that I'm having. 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 it, and don't avoid it.\" In my experience when I do try to avoid something, it makes its way into the work anyway. To be in front of it and just make friends with it is easier for me.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Morgan Parker" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/so-much-of-my-writing-process-is-trying-to-eliminate-any-kind-of-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57d/morgan-parker-6193_fear_so-much-of-my-writing-process-is-trying_1463174.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57d/morgan-parker-6193_fear_so-much-of-my-writing-process-is-trying_1463174.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/57d/morgan-parker-6193_fear_so-much-of-my-writing-process-is-trying_1463174.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“So much of my writing process is trying to eliminate any kind of shame or fear of the thoughts that I'm…” — Morgan Parker", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 10, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There was something about Beyoncé that felt like a vessel, I guess, that I could kind of impose all of these feelings and thoughts onto. I was drawn to a little bit of a dichotomy between the glamour and celebrity and the very deep and complex legacy of black women, and what that means in terms of performance.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Morgan Parker" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/morgan-parker/there-was-something-about-beyonc-that-felt-like-a-vessel-i-guess-that/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/714/morgan-parker-6193_bits_there-was-something-about-beyonc-that-fe_445700.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/714/morgan-parker-6193_bits_there-was-something-about-beyonc-that-fe_445700.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/714/morgan-parker-6193_bits_there-was-something-about-beyonc-that-fe_445700.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“There was something about Beyoncé that felt like a vessel, I guess, that I could kind of impose all of these…” — Morgan Parker", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 11, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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 need to and want to and think should be in the world. 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