Everything I've ever done, in the writing world, has been to expand articulation, rather than to close it. Toni Morrison articulationcloseexpand Change image and share on social
The body is ready to have babies. Nature wants it done then, when the body can handle it, not after 40, when the income can handle it. Toni Morrison babybodyhandle Change image and share on social
Make a difference about something other than yourselves. Toni Morrison differencemake Change image and share on social
If there's a book you really want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it. Toni Morrison bookreadwrite Change image and share on social
There is really nothing more to say-except why. But since why is difficult to handle, one must take refuge in how. Toni Morrison difficulthandlerefuge Change image and share on social
No one ever talks about the moment you found that you were white. Or the moment you found out you were black. That's a profound revelation. The minute you find that out, something happens. You have to renegotiate everything. Toni Morrison blackfindminute share on social
Black people have always been used as a buffer in this country between powers to prevent class war. Toni Morrison blackbufferclass Change image and share on social
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 energeticholdjob Change image and share on social
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. Toni Morrison blackcaremoney Change image and share on social
One of my kids was born in 1968. There were going to be political difficulties, but they were never going to have that level of hatred and contempt that my brothers and my sister and myself were exposed to. Toni Morrison bearbrothercontempt share on social