It is sheer good fortune to miss somebody long before they leave you.
~ Toni Morrison

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Anything dead coming back to life hurts.
~ Toni Morrison

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All paradises, all utopias are designed by who is not there, by the people who are not allowed in.
~ Toni Morrison

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As you enter positions of trust and power, dream a little before you think.
~ Toni Morrison

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The function, the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining, over and over again, your reason for being.
~ Toni Morrison

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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

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What difference do it make if the thing you’re scared of is real or not?
~ Toni Morrison

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