Enemy, Patriarchy, Toni Morrison

“The enemy is not men. The enemy is the concept of patriarchy, the concept of patriarchy as the way to run the world or do things.” – Toni Morrison

Found in the Summer 2025 issue of Ms. Magazine, page 6o.

Angry About Things, Work, Toni Morrison

“I get angry about things, then go on and work.” - Toni Morrison

Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 84.

Book, Want to Read, You Must Write It, Toni Morrison

"If there's a book you really want to read, but it hasn't been written yet, then you must write it." - Toni Morrison

Found on Brainy Quote at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/toni_morrison_161280.

Freeing Yourself, Claiming Ownership, Toni Morrison

"Freeing yourself was one thing; claiming ownership of that freed self was another." - Toni Morrison

Found on Brainy Quote at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/toni_morrison_398352.

Repossess Your Life, Laugh, Try to Destroy, Toni Morrison

“You repossess your life when you laugh at the things that try to destroy you.” - Toni Morrison, Washington Post, Oct. 10, 1993

Found in Contemporary Quotations in Black, compiled and edited by Anita King, page 160.

Get Angry, Work, Toni Morrison

“I get angry about things, then go on and work.” - Toni Morrison

Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 84.

Your Own Company, No Loneliness, Toni Morrison

“If you enjoy your own company, there is no loneliness.” - Toni Morrison, Essence, May 1995

Found in Contemporary Quotations in Black, compiled and edited by Anita King, page 161.

Our Friendships, Currency of Our Lives, Toni Morrison

“Our friendships with one another are the currency of our lives.” - Toni Morrison, Essence, May 1995

Found in Contemporary Quotations in Black, compiled and edited by Anita King, page 161.

Get Angry About Things, Work, Toni Morrison

“I get angry about things, then go on and work.” - Toni Morrison

Found in Quotes for Nasty Women: Empowering Wisdom from Women Who Break the Rules, by Linda Picone, page 84.