Black literature is taught as sociology, as tolerance, not as a serious, rigorous art form. – Toni Morrison
There is nothing of any consequence in education, in the economy, in city planning, in social policy that does not concern black people. – Toni Morrison
Wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weights you down. – Toni Morrison
I dont think a female running a house is a problem, a broken family. Its perceived as one because of the notion that a head is a man. – Toni Morrison
Anyone who relishes art should love the extraordinary diversity and psychic magic of our art galleries. Theres likely more combined square footage for the showing of art on one New York block – West 24th Street between Tenth and Eleventh Avenues – than in all of Amsterdams or Hamburgs galleries. – Jerry Saltz