“Well, it probably won't live. They say the way her mama beat her she lucky to be alive herself. She be lucky… — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
“Love is never any better than the lover. Wicked people love wickedly, violent people love violently, weak people love weakly, stupid people… — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
“And the lives of these old black women were synthesized in their eyes- a puree of tragedy and humor, wickedness and serenity,… — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
“This soil is bad for certain kinds of flowers. Certain seeds it will not nurture, certain fruit it will not bear, and… — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
“When I first seed Cholly, I want you to know it was like all the bits of color from that time down… — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
“They come from Mobile. Aiken. From Newport News. From Marietta. From Meridian. And the sounds of these places in their mouths make… — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
