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Say Quotes by Toni Morrison
- Access to knowledge is the superb, the supreme act of truly great civilizations. Of all the institutions that purport to do this, free libraries stand…
- What do you say? There really are no words for that. There really aren't. Somebody tries to say, 'I'm sorry, I'm so sorry.' People say…
- All the books that were being published by African-American guys were saying 'screw whitey', or some variation of that. Not the scholars but the pop…
- You rely on a sentence to say more than the denotation and the connotation; you revel in the smoke that the words send up.
- There is really nothing more to say-except why. But since why is difficult to handle, one must take refuge in how.
- You marvel at the economy and this choice of words. How many ways can you describe the sky and the moon? After Sylvia Plath, what…
- A son ain't what a woman say. A son is what a man do.
- Say make me, remake me. You are free to do it and I am free to let you because look, look. Look where your hands…
- But Jude,' she would say, 'you knew me. All those days and years, Jude, you knew me. My ways and my hands and how my…
- Sweet, she thought. He must think I can't bear to hear him say it. That after all I have told him and after telling me…
- People say to write about what you know. I'm here to tell you, no one wants to read that, cos you don't know anything. So…
- Certain seeds it will not nurture, certain fruit it will not bear and when the land kills of its own volition, we acquiesce and say…
- The theme you choose may change or simply elude you, but being your own story means you can always choose the tone. It also means…
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- With a goose-quill and a few sheets of paper, I mock myself of the universe. They say I am the son of… — Pietro Aretino
- Quickly, bring me a beaker of wine, so that I may wet my mind and say something clever. — Aristophanes
- I will undoubtedly have to seek what is happily known as gainful employment, which I am glad to say does not describe… — Dean Acheson
- Live never to be ashamed if anything you say or do is published around the world, even if what is said is… — Richard Bach
- I would definitely say the Oakland Raiders are the punk rock band of football. — Billie Joe Armstrong
- Compassion is not a popular virtue. Very often when I talk to religious people, and mention how important it is that compassion… — Karen Armstrong
- My mom was such a strong character. I don't want to say she was like a man, but she was tough. — Lance Armstrong
- I can honestly say - and it's a big surprise to me - that I have never had a dream about being… — Neil Armstrong
- I grew up in a working-class family, so I guess you could say I write from what I know. — Andrea Arnold
- I try to live my life where I end up at a point where I have no regrets. So I try to… — Darren Aronofsky
- Writing comes more easily if you have something to say. — Sholem Asch
- We must have a theme, a goal, a purpose in our lives. If you don't know where you're aiming, you don't have… — Mary Kay Ash