About Toni Morrison
1931 – 2019
Nobel Prize-winning American novelist whose work explored Black American experience with unmatched depth and lyricism. Author of Beloved, Song of Solomon, and other towering works.
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“Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes.)”
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“Owning our story and loving ourselves through that process is the bravest thing we'll ever do.”
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“The world breaks everyone and afterward many are strong at the broken places.”