Black literature is taught as sociology, as tolerance, not as a serious, rigorous art form. – Toni Morrison
Womens rights is not only an abstraction, a cause it is also a personal affair. It is not only about us it is also about me and you. Just the two of us. – Toni Morrison
All water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where it was. – Toni Morrison
Black people have always been used as a buffer in this country between powers to prevent class war. – Toni Morrison
When money and hype recede from the art world, one thing I wont miss will be what curator Francesco Bonami calls the Eventocracy. All this flashy art-fair art and those highly produced space-eating spectacles and installations wow you for a minute until you move on to the next adrenaline event. – Jerry Saltz