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Toni Morrison

"One of the monstrous things that slavery in this country caused was the breakup of families. Physical labor, horrible; beatings, horrible; lynching death, all of that, horrible. But the living life of a parent who has no control over what happens to your children, none. They don't belong to you. You may not even nurse them. They may be shipped off somewhere, as in "Beloved" the mother was, to be nursed by somebody who was not able to work in the fields and was a wet nurse."

Toni Morrison

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“Most new discoveries are suddenly-seen things that were always there.”
“I've known the glory of the stage and the glory of the spotlight. I still crave it. I want to be on 'American Bandstand' and 'Soul Train' as a solo artist. As a producer, songwriter and arranger, I help other artists say what they want to say. But on my records, I say what I want to say.”
“The time was simply ripe for the disappearance of tonality. Naturally this was a fierce struggle; inhibitions of the most frightful kind had to be overcome, the panic fear, 'Is that possible, then?' So it came about that gradually a piece was written, firmly and consciously, that wasn't in a definite key any more.”
“Books and movies are like apples and oranges. They both are fruit, but taste completely different.”
“I don't do much to keep in trim - I try to walk places instead of driving whenever I can, but I really ought to do more.”

Source : "What I see in the mirror: Robert Webb" by Robert Webb, www.theguardian.com. July 30, 2010.
“As the U.S., the world is questioning why not end it, and so if, in fact, we were to pull out, the world would definitely question why we did this to begin with. But I still believe the world would call upon us for help if they needed it.”
“Hard as things seem today, they will be better in the next day if you choose to serve the Lord this day with your whole heart.”

Source : FaceBook post by Henry B Eyring from Dec 31, 2014
“The part of me that is both a spiritual seeker and a social activist meet in this understanding of enlightened power coming from a deep, genuine well within each person.”

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