Toni Morrison Quotes - Page 18

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• I think one of the reasons I'm so thrilled with writing is because it is an act of reading for me at the same time, which is why my revisions are so sustained.

  Toni Morrison

  Reading, Writing, Thinking

  Interview with Christopher Bollen, www.interviewmagazine.com. May 1, 2012.

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• When I went into the publishing industry, many women talked about the difficulty they had in persuading their families to let them go to college. They educated the boys, and the girls had to struggle.

  Toni Morrison

  Girl, Struggle, Boys

  Interview with Christopher Bollen, www.interviewmagazine.com. May 1, 2012.

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• Womanists is what black feminists used to call themselves. Very much so. They were not the same thing. And also the relationship with men. Historically, black women have always sheltered their men because they were out there, and they were the ones that were most likely to be killed.

  Toni Morrison

  Men, Feminist, Black

  Interview with Christopher Bollen, www.interviewmagazine.com. May 1, 2012.

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• What's interesting about writing is the invention, the creative thing. Writing about myself is a yawn.

  Toni Morrison

  Writing, Interesting, Creative

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• The seeds of destruction lie in the definition of "chosen-ness" and can easily blossom into bigotry. It's not inevitable but it needs constant care to avoid.

  Toni Morrison

  Lying, Needs, Care

  Source: www.bookbrowse.com

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