More quotes by Toni Morrison

"We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives."
"The function of freedom is to free someone else."
"Birth, life, and death― each took place on the hidden side of a leaf."
"Writing is really a way of thinking--not just feeling but thinking about things that are disparate, unresolved, mysterious, problematic or just sweet."
"What difference do it make if the thing you scared of is real or not?"