Toni Morrison

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. ↗

— Toni Morrison

#becomes #enough #even #life #need

Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another. ↗

— Toni Morrison

#claiming #freed #freeing #one thing #ownership

Love is or it ain't. Thin love ain't love at all. ↗

— Toni Morrison

#love is #thin

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 can you say? ↗

— Toni Morrison

#choice #describe #economy #how #many

We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives. ↗

— Toni Morrison

#language #life #lives #may #meaning

There is nothing of any consequence in education, in the economy, in city planning, in social policy that does not concern black people. ↗

— Toni Morrison

#black #city #concern #consequence #does

Somebody has to take responsibility for being a leader. ↗

— Toni Morrison

#being a leader #leader #responsibility #somebody #take

Some Native American writers enjoy being called Native American writers. ↗

— Toni Morrison

#american writers #being #called #enjoy #native

Schools must stop being holding pens to keep energetic young people off the job market and off the streets. We stretch puberty out a long, long time. ↗

— Toni Morrison

#energetic #holding #job #keep #long

I would solve a lot of literary problems just thinking about a character in the subway, where you can't do anything anyway. ↗

— Toni Morrison

#anything #anyway #character #i #just