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
A sister can be seen as someone who is both ourselves and very much not ourselves — a special kind of double. – 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
At some point in life the worlds beauty becomes enough. You dont need to photograph, paint or even remember it. It is enough. – Toni Morrison
Education is the knowledge of how to use the whole of oneself. Many men use but one or two faculties out of the score with which they are endowed. A man is educated who knows how to make a tool of every faculty–how to open it, how to keep it sharp, and how to apply it to all practical purposes. – Henry Ward Beecher