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
patriotic differences humane
The difference between that which is humane and that which is patriotic is a vital difference.
rivals trouble loses
Deep, deep trouble. Can't rival the dead for love. Lose every time.
shallow believer
Shallow believers prefer a shallow God.
roots circles ancestor
Our ancestors are an ever widening circle of hope.
ties long use
If a Negro got legs he ought to use them. Sit down too long, somebody will figure out a way to tie them up.
obliged
You free. Nothing and nobody is obliged to save you but you.
humans human-relations human-relationships
Perhaps that's what all human relationships boiled down to: Would you save my life? or would you take it?
quilts reality cells
Each member of the family in his own cell of consciousness, each making his own patchwork quilt of reality - collecting fragments of experience here, pieces of information there. From the tiny impressions gleaned from one another, they created a sense of belonging and tried to make do with the way they found each other.
knowing-everything feelings littles
the hopelessness that comes from knowing too little and feeling too much (so brittle, so dry he is in danger of the reverse: feeling nothing and knowing everything)
ajax littles achilles
We read about how Ajax and Achilles will die for each other, but very little about the friendship of women.
yesterday needs tomorrow
Me and you, we got more yesterday than anybody. We need some kind of tomorrow.
imagination trying wish
How exquisitely human was the wish for permanent happiness, and how thin human imagination became trying to achieve it.
confusion long devil
You looking good." "Devil's confusion. He lets me look good long as I feel bad.
native-american enjoy native
Some Native American writers enjoy being called Native American writers.