Quotes by : Toni Morrison

I don't think anybody cares about unwed mothers unless they're black or poor. The question is not morality,....

Black literature is taught as sociology, as tolerance, not as a serious, rigorous art form.

Nothing and nobody is obliged to save you but you.

Sethe, he says, "me and you, we got more yesterday than anybody. We need some kind of tomorrow."He leans....

Grownups don't pay it much attention because they can't imagine anything more majestic to a child than....

Nothing could be taken for granted. Women who loved you tried to cut your throat, while women who didn't....

Outside, snow solidified itself into graceful forms. The peace of winter stars seemed permanent.

Good for you. More it hurt more better it is. Can't nothing heal without pain, you know.

The function, the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work.....

See? See what you can do? Never mind you can’t tell one letter from another, never mind you born a....