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Toni Morrison Quotes (99 quotes)
 | “There is really nothing more to say — except why. But since why is difficult to handle, one must take refuge in how.” ―Toni Morrison Source/Notes: The Bluest Eye (1969) |
| Source/Notes: Song of Solomon (1977) |
| “You need intelligence, and you need to look. You need a gaze, a wide gaze, penetrating and roving — thats what's useful for art.” ―Toni Morrison Source/Notes: Interview with Don Swaim (1987) |
| “For me, Art is the restoration of order. It may discuss all sort of terrible things, but there must be satisfaction at the end. A little bit of hunger, but also satisfaction.” ―Toni Morrison Source/Notes: Interview with Don Swaim (1987) |
| “I'm just trying to look at something without blinking, to see what it is like, or it could have been like, and how that had something to do with the way we live now. Novels are always inquiries for me.” ―Toni Morrison Source/Notes: Interview in Salon magazine ( 2 February 1998) |
| Source/Notes: Sula (1973) |
| Source/Notes: First lines - Beloved (1987) |
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Toni Morrison
Born: February 18, 1931 (age 87)
Nationality: American
Occupation: Novelist, writer
Bio: Toni Morrison is an American novelist, editor, and professor. Her novels are known for their epic themes, vivid dialogue, and richly detailed characters. Among her best known novels are The Bluest Eye, Sula, Song of Solomon and Beloved. She also was commissioned to write the libretto for a new opera, Margaret Garner, first performed in 2005.
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