The ability of writers to imagine what is not the self, to familiarize the strange and mystify the familiar, is the test of their power.

Quote by Toni Morrison

Topics: Writers Quotes

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.

Make a difference about something other than yourselves.

Make a difference about something other than yourselves.

Black boys became criminalized. I was in constant dread for their lives, because they were...

Black boys became criminalized. I was in constant dread for their lives, because they were...

She is a friend of mind. She gather me, man. The pieces I am, she...

She is a friend of mind. She gather me, man. The pieces I am, she...

Some Native American writers enjoy being called Native American writers.

Some Native American writers enjoy being called Native American writers.

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.

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...

A lot of black people believe that Jews in this country have become white. They...

A lot of black people believe that Jews in this country have become white. They...

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,...

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...

No one ever talks about the moment you found that you were white. Or the...

No one ever talks about the moment you found that you were white. Or the...

I don't think anybody cares about unwed mothers unless they're black or poor. The question...

I don't think anybody cares about unwed mothers unless they're black or poor. The question...

If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written...

If there is a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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...

In our life there is a single color, as on an artist's palette, which provides...

In our life there is a single color, as on an artist's palette, which provides...

I think essentially the meaning of life is probably the journey and not really any...

I think essentially the meaning of life is probably the journey and not really any...