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

Quote by Toni Morrison

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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...

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...

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 always looked upon the acts of racist exclusion, or insult, as pitiable, from the...

I always looked upon the acts of racist exclusion, or insult, as pitiable, from the...

The body is ready to have babies. Nature wants it done then, when the body...

The body is ready to have babies. Nature wants it done then, when the body...

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,...

The ability of writers to imagine what is not the self, to familiarize the strange...

The ability of writers to imagine what is not the self, to familiarize the strange...

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.

Everywhere, everywhere, children are the scorned people of the earth.

Everywhere, everywhere, children are the scorned people of the earth.

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,...

In this country American means white. Everybody else has to hyphenate.

In this country American means white. Everybody else has to hyphenate.

I don't think a female running a house is a problem, a broken family. It's...

I don't think a female running a house is a problem, a broken family. It's...

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

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

Black people have always been used as a buffer in this country between powers to...

Black people have always been used as a buffer in this country between powers to...

At some point in life the world's beauty becomes enough. You don't need to photograph,...

At some point in life the world's beauty becomes enough. You don't need to photograph,...

Everybody gets everything handed to them. The rich inherit it. I don't mean just inheritance...

Everybody gets everything handed to them. The rich inherit it. I don't mean just inheritance...

Beloved, you are my sister, you are my daughter, you are my face; you are...

Beloved, you are my sister, you are my daughter, you are my face; you are...

Love is a gross exaggeration of the difference between one person and everybody else.

Love is a gross exaggeration of the difference between one person and everybody else.

True love knows no league.

True love knows no league.

Peace is inside you. Wherever you go, peace goes with you. When you climb on...

Peace is inside you. Wherever you go, peace goes with you. When you climb on...