Toni Morrison Quotes

We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives.

- Toni Morrison

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I'm always annoyed about why black people have to bear the brunt of everybody else's contempt. If we are not totally understanding and smiling, suddenly we're demons. - Toni Morrison

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

There is really nothing more to say-except why. But since why is difficult to handle, one must take refuge in how. - Toni Morrison