Who's Got Game? The Ant or the Grasshopper? The Lion or the Mouse? Poppy or the Snake?
Toni MorrisonI wish I’d a knowed more people. I would of loved ‘em all. If I’d a knowed more, I would a loved more
Toni MorrisonThe difference between that which is humane and that which is patriotic is a vital difference.
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 Morrison