So this is what insanity is. Not goofy behavior, but watching a sudden change in the world you used to know.
Toni MorrisonWhat's interesting about writing is the invention, the creative thing. Writing about myself is a yawn.
Toni MorrisonI don't think anybody cares about unwed mothers unless they're black or poor. The question is not morality, the question is money. That's what we're upset about.
Toni MorrisonEach member of the family in his own cell of consciousness, each making his own patchwork quilt of reality - collecting fragments of experience here, pieces of information there. From the tiny impressions gleaned from one another, they created a sense of belonging and tried to make do with the way they found each other.
Toni MorrisonEvil is not interesting. What is it, chopping off someone's head? We used to do that as kids, you know, you tear up paper dolls and stuff. I know everyone's done it in the history of the world, but maybe everybody was dumb and they were just looking for something interesting to do. What's really interesting and hard is being good.
Toni Morrison