Toni Morrison Quotes

“I'm me," she whispered. "Me"Nel didn't know quite what she meant, but on the other hand she knew exactly what she meant."I'm me. I'm not their daughter. I'm not Nel. I'm me. Me."Every time she said the word me there was a gathering in her like power, like joy, like fear. Back in bed with her discovery, she stared out the window at the dark leaves of the horse chestnut."Me," she murmured. And then, sinking deeper into the quilts, "I want... I want to be... wonderful. Oh, Jesus, make me wonderful.”

“I'm me," she whispered. "Me"Nel didn't know quite what she meant, but on the other hand she knew exactly what she meant."I'm me. I'm not their daughter. I'm not Nel. I'm me. Me."Every time she said the word me there was a gathering in her like power, like joy, like fear. Back in bed with her discovery, she stared out the window at the dark leaves of the horse chestnut."Me," she murmured. And then, sinking deeper into the quilts, "I want... I want to be... wonderful. Oh, Jesus, make me wonderful.”

“Ordinary is an insult to excellence.”

“Being able to feel love, loyalty, gratitude and happiness means you have a soul? Then all my pets are bound for heaven.”

“winning = adaptation and one step forward to take the prize”

“Liberty to the honest man is license to the criminal.”

“Morality is a easy horse to ride when all the horses are just black and white.”

“In modern society the term "no" have changed meaning. It now seems to be an abbreviation for "Negotiations Open".”

“Everyone is taught that angels have wings - the lucky ones of us find that they have 4 paws.”

“Of all the evil man can do, the greatest is doing nothing.”

“Curiosity can only be called "fear of the unknown" only when you are in your comfort zone.”