All water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get... - Toni Morrison
"All water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where it was."
"All water has a perfect memory and is forever trying to get back to where it was."
"We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives."
"If there's a book that you want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it."
"What I think the political correctness debate is really about is the power to be able to define. The definers want the power to name. And the defined are now taking that power away from them."
"There is really nothing more to say-except why. But since why is difficult to handle, one must take refuge in how."
"Writing is really a way of thinking--not just feeling but thinking about things that are disparate, unresolved, mysterious, problematic or just sweet."