Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison
Toni Morrisonis an American novelist, editor, and Professor Emeritus at Princeton University. Her novels are known for their epic themes, vivid dialogue, and richly detailed characters. Among her best known novels are The Bluest Eye, Sula, Song of Solomon, and Beloved...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth18 February 1931
CityLorain, OH
CountryUnited States of America
self-esteem esteem best-things
You your own best thing, Sethe. You are.
children two community
You need a whole community to raise a child. I have raised two children, alone.
girl children blue
Adults, older girls, shops, magazines, newspapers, window signs—all the world had agreed that a blue-eyed, yellow-haired, pink-skinned doll was what every girl child treasured
art knowing art-is
All art is knowing when to stop.
beloved feels
Would it be all right? Would it be all right to go ahead and feel? Go ahead and count on something?
names black down-and
When you know your name, you should hang on to it, for unless it is noted down and remembered, it will die when you do.
real race information
Race is the least reliable information you can have about someone. It's real information, but it tells you next to nothing.
order imagination serenity
I tell my students one of the most important things they need to know is when they are at their best, creatively. They need to ask themselves, What does the ideal room look like? Is there music? Is there silence? Is there chaos outside or is there serenity outside? What do I need in order to release my imagination?
men singing beloved
And wouldn't you know he'd be a singing man.
girl heart eye
A little black girl yearns for the blue eyes of a little white girl, and the horror at the heart of her yearning is exceeded only by the evil of fulfillment
men conquer
When a man angers you, he conquers you.
night snakes differences
Make a difference, does it? You stay the night here snake get you.
thinking self people
Movements toward freedom and the self-respect that comes from something other than what people think is their most important feature.
roots circles ancestor
Our ancestors are an ever widening circle of hope.