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

Quote by Toni Morrison

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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.

One of my kids was born in 1968. There were going to be political difficulties,...

One of my kids was born in 1968. There were going to be political difficulties,...

I would solve a lot of literary problems just thinking about a character in the...

I would solve a lot of literary problems just thinking about a character in the...

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

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

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...

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...

Everything I've ever done, in the writing world, has been to expand articulation, rather than...

Everything I've ever done, in the writing world, has been to expand articulation, rather than...

Love is or it ain't. Thin love ain't love at all.

Love is or it ain't. Thin love ain't love at all.

Black people are victims of an enormous amount of violence. None of those things can...

Black people are victims of an enormous amount of violence. None of those things can...

I like marriage. The idea.

I like marriage. The idea.

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...

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,...

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.

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 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...

I merged those two words, black and feminist, because I was surrounded by black women...

I merged those two words, black and feminist, because I was surrounded by black women...

I remember a very important lesson that my father gave me when I was twelve...

I remember a very important lesson that my father gave me when I was twelve...

There's something like a line of gold thread running through a man's words when he...

There's something like a line of gold thread running through a man's words when he...

Womens childhood relationships with their fathers are important to them all their lives. Regardless of...

Womens childhood relationships with their fathers are important to them all their lives. Regardless of...

There are necessary evils. Money is an important thing in terms of representing freedom in...

There are necessary evils. Money is an important thing in terms of representing freedom in...