Toni Morrison

The act of writing is an act of hope.

I’m not a politician. I’m a writer.

You can't have a good story without a bad guy.

I think of myself as an American writer.

It is not the job of the artist to provide answers, but to ask questions.

A writer's life is not about writing. It's about living.

I'm not interested in being a celebrity. I'm interested in being a writer.

The past is a country from which we can never escape.

I think that's the job of the artist, to make the impossible possible.

The future is here. It's just not evenly distributed yet.

The human race is a biological mistake.

I'm not interested in being a black writer. I'm interested in being a writer who happens to be black.

There's no such thing as race. There's only the human race.

I write to find out what I think.

The beauty of the world is that it is always changing.

I have been writing since I was 11 years old.

I'm not interested in writing about people who are just like me.

The greatest gift you can give someone is the gift of your time.

The human body is a mystery.

I think that's the most important thing, to be yourself.