A sister can be seen as someone who is both ourselves and very much not ourselves, a special kind of double.

Quote by Toni Morrison

Topics: Sisterhood Quotes

I like marriage. The idea.

I like marriage. The idea.

Nelson Mandela is, for me, the single statesman in the world. The single statesman, in...

Nelson Mandela is, for me, the single statesman in the world. The single statesman, in...

The unflattering reviews are painful for short periods of time; the badly written ones are...

The unflattering reviews are painful for short periods of time; the badly written ones are...

It's been mentioned or suggested that Paradise will not be well studied, because it's about...

It's been mentioned or suggested that Paradise will not be well studied, because it's about...

I'm a controversial figure. My friends either dislike me or hate me.

I'm a controversial figure. My friends either dislike me or hate me.

Schools must stop being holding pens to keep energetic young people off the job market...

Schools must stop being holding pens to keep energetic young people off the job market...

I'm not entangled in shaping my work according to other people's views of how I...

I'm not entangled in shaping my work according to other people's views of how I...

I get angry about things, then go on and work.

I get angry about things, then go on and work.

I'm always annoyed about why black people have to bear the brunt of everybody else's...

I'm always annoyed about why black people have to bear the brunt of everybody else's...

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

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

Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another.

Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another.

You marvel at the economy and this choice of words. How many ways can you...

You marvel at the economy and this choice of words. How many ways can you...

If there's a book you really want to read but it hasn't been written yet,...

If there's a book you really want to read but it hasn't been written yet,...

When there is pain, there are no words. All pain is the same.

When there is pain, there are no words. All pain is the same.

The loneliest woman in the world is the woman without a close woman friend.

The loneliest woman in the world is the woman without a close woman friend.

Birth, life, and death -- each took place on the hidden side of a leaf

Birth, life, and death -- each took place on the hidden side of a leaf

If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it.

If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it.

I smile because you are my sister, I laugh because there is nothing you can...

I smile because you are my sister, I laugh because there is nothing you can...

A sister shares childhood memories and grown-up dreams.

A sister shares childhood memories and grown-up dreams.

In thee my soul shall own combined the sister and the friend.

In thee my soul shall own combined the sister and the friend.