I couldn't bear to have people mispronounce my name. But the person I was was this person who was called Chloe.
Toni MorrisonWas it hard? I hope she didn't die hard.' Sethe shook her head. 'Soft as cream. Being alive was the hard part.
Toni MorrisonBlack boys became criminalized. I was in constant dread for their lives, because they were targets everywhere. They still are.
Toni MorrisonLike Guitar in Son of Solomon, and Son in Tar Baby, he believed that harmony could never exist between the races.
Toni Morrison