Black literature is taught as sociology, as tolerance, not as a serious, rigorous art form. – Toni Morrison
I dont think anybody cares about unwed mothers unless theyre black or poor. The question is not morality, the question is money. Thats what were upset about. – Toni Morrison
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. – Toni Morrison
In the first book of my Discworld series, published more than 26 years ago, I introduced Death as a character there was nothing particularly new about this – death has featured in art and literature since medieval times, and for centuries we have had a fascination with the Grim Reaper. – Terry Pratchett