More Quotes by Toni Morrison
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.
In times of dread, artists must never choose to remain silent.
A friend gathers all the pieces and gives them back in the right order.
Don’t beg anybody for anything, especially love.
I want to discourage you from choosing anything or making any decision simply because it is safe. Things of value seldom are.
The peace I am thinking of is the dance of an open mind when it engages another equally open one.
From my point of view, your life is already a miracle of chance waiting for you to shape its destiny.
All important things are hard.
If you want to fly, you have to give up the things that weigh you down.
If there's a book you really want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it.
