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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“For the things we have to learn before we can do, we learn by doing.”
“Eating and reading are two pleasures that combine admirably.”
“Isn't it a pleasure to study and practice what you have learned?”
“The end then of learning is to repair the ruins of our first parents.”
“One must learn to know oneself before knowing anything else.”