Toni Morrison (born Chloe Ardelia WoffordFebruary 18, 1931) is an American novelist, editor, and professor.
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. Use this quote
Black literature is taught as sociology, as tolerance, not as a serious, rigorous art form. Use this quote
Women's rights is not only an abstraction, a cause; it is also a personal affair. It is not only about us; it is also about me and you. Just the two of us. Use this quote
There is nothing of any consequence in education, in the economy, in city planning, in social policy that does not concern black people. Use this quote
I don't think a female running a house is a problem, a broken family. It's perceived as one because of the notion that a head is a man. Use this quote
She is a friend of mind. She gather me, man. The pieces I am, she gather them and give them back to me in all the right order. It's good, you know, when you got a woman who is a friend of your mind. Use this quote
I like marriage. The idea. Use this quote
Everybody gets everything handed to them. The rich inherit it. I don't mean just inheritance of money. I mean what people take for granted among the middle and upper classes, which is nepotism, the old-boy network. Use this quote
I don't think anybody cares about unwed mothers unless they're black or poor. The question is not morality, the question is money. That's what we're upset about. Use this quote
All water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where it was. Use this quote
