We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language.... - Toni Morrison

"What difference do it make if the thing you scared of is real or not?"

"Birth, life, and death― each took place on the hidden side of a leaf."

"There is really nothing more to say-except why. But since why is difficult to handle, one must take refuge in how."

"I'm a Midwesterner, and everyone in Ohio is excited. I'm also a New Yorker, and a New Jerseyan, and an American, plus I'm an African-American, and a woman. I know it seems like I'm spreading like algae when I put it this way, but I'd like to think of the prize being distributed to these regions and nations and races."

"The function of freedom is to free someone else."