More Quotes by Toni Morrison
You are your own stories and therefore free to imagine and experience what it means to be human... And although you don't have complete control over the narrative - no author does, I can tell you - you could nevertheless create it.
The peace I am thinking of is the dance of an open mind when it engages another equally open one.
I know the world is bruised and bleeding, and though it is important not to ignore its pain, it is also critical to refuse to succumb to its malevolence. Like failure, chaos contains information that can lead to knowledge - even wisdom. Like art.
A friend gathers all the pieces and gives them back in the right order.
Liberation means you don't have to be silenced.
Books ARE a form of political action. Books are knowledge. Books are reflection. Books change your mind.
Laughter is more serious than tears.
Don’t beg anybody for anything, especially love.
From my point of view, your life is already a miracle of chance waiting for you to shape its destiny.
Your life is already artful-waiting, just waiting, for you to make it art.