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You Quotes by Toni Morrison
- You need a whole community to raise a child. I have raised two children, alone.
- She is a friend of mind. She gather me, man. The pieces I am, she gather them and give them back to me in all…
- If there's a book you really want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.
- At some point in life the world's beauty becomes enough. You don't need to photograph, paint or even remember it. It is enough.
- If you're going to hold someone down you're going to have to hold on by the other end of the chain. You are confined by…
- As you enter positions of trust and power, dream a little before you think.
- No one ever talks about the moment you found that you were white. Or the moment you found out you were black. That's a profound…
- If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it.
- I think some aspects of writing can be taught. Obviously, you can't teach vision or talent. But you can help with comfort.
- I would solve a lot of literary problems just thinking about a character in the subway, where you can't do anything anyway.
- 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…
- Women's rights is not only an abstraction, a cause; it is also a personal affair. It is not only about us; it is also about…
- If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, you must be the one to write it.
More You Quotes
- Dedicate yourself to the good you deserve and desire for yourself. Give yourself peace of mind. You deserve to be happy. You… — Hannah Arendt
- These are the fifties, you know. The disgusting, posturing fifties. — Hannah Arendt
- I love you, and because I love you, I would sooner have you hate me for telling you the truth than adore… — Pietro Aretino
- If you want to annoy your neighbors, tell the truth about them. — Pietro Aretino
- Flattery and deceit are the darlings of great men, and so with these men spread the butter on thick, if you want… — Pietro Aretino
- Having been a child actor, I remember how directors would trick me to get good performances out of me. I don't think… — Asia Argento
- In Italy the censor is very old and there are many judges and psychiatrists who analyse you. — Dario Argento
- I do think the heart can balance out the mind, if your heart is in a good place it can give you… — Alexis Arguello
- I believe more in precision, when you have the capability, like when you see a mosquito fly and you're able to hit… — Alexis Arguello
- I'd take precision any day over power; as far as being tactical you know you have to see what's going on in… — Alexis Arguello
- Haiti, Haiti, the further I am from you, the less I breathe. Haiti, I love you, and I will love you always.… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide
- When you care about human beings, you do your best to not repress and to not let people to repress and to… — Jean-Bertrand Aristide