Quote by Toni Morrison Download Open image ““How loose the silk. How jailed down the juice.”” — Toni Morrison ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.5 out of 5 (3 ratings) Copy quoteShare
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Perhaps that's what all human relationships boiled down to: Would you save my life? or would you take it? — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
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If you can't count, they can cheat you. If you can't read, they can beat you. — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
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All she saw, down in the cellar well beneath the stoop, was a light yellow feather with a tip of green. And she had… — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
For me, Art is the restoration of order. It may discuss all sort of terrible things, but there must be satisfaction at the end.… — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
“Hate does that. Burns off everything but itself, so whatever your grievance is, your face looks just like your enemy's.” — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image
“You know how a star is supposed to twinkle? We say twinkle because that is how it looks, but when a star feels itself,… — Toni Morrison Copy Share Image