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
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 Copy Share Image
I try to convey what it feels like and sounds like and smells like and looks like inside of my particular skin,… — Morgan Parker Copy Share Image
My friends and I have all been super motivated to work and to do the work that we need to and want… — 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
There's something about us using the word fascism and thinking about, "What is it? What does it mean, and what are the… — Morgan Parker Copy Share Image
I think there's something that's fascist [in Donald Trump's election], and something that I think we could probably learn from, in terms… — Morgan Parker Copy Share Image
Hard times are really a fire under your ass to prioritize and think, "Okay, how can I challenge myself to put something… — Morgan Parker Copy Share Image
I always say that my artist statement is to not be afraid to talk about the messiness - the unpleasant feelings and… — 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