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
A sister can be seen as someone who is both ourselves and very much not ourselves — a special kind of double. – Toni Morrison
You need a whole community to raise a child. I have raised two children, alone. – 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