I always looked upon the acts of racist exclusion, or insult, as pitiable, from the other person. I never absorbed that. I always thought that there was something deficient about such people. Toni Morrison absorbactdeficient Change image and share on social
Make a difference about something other than yourselves. Toni Morrison differencemake Change image and share on social
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. Toni Morrison abstractionaffairpersonal 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
I merged those two words, black and feminist, because I was surrounded by black women who were very tough and and who always assumed they had to work and rear children and manage homes. Toni Morrison assumeblackchild Change image and share on social
In becoming an American, from Europe, what one has in common with that other immigrant is contempt for me-it's nothing else but color. Toni Morrison americancolorcommon Change image and share on social
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 beautylifepaint Change image and share on social
For a long time I was convinced that the conflict between Jewish people and black people in this country was a media event. Toni Morrison blackconflictconvince Change image and share on social
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. Toni Morrison boyclassgrant share on social
Black literature is taught as sociology, as tolerance, not as a serious, rigorous art form. Toni Morrison artblackform Change image and share on social
