“Books are a form of political action.It’s richer than being a white male writer because I know more and I’ve experienced more.” It doesn’t limit my imagination it expands it. “ Being a black woman writer is not a shallow place but a rich place to write from.“Your life is already artful-waiting, just waiting ,for you to make it art.”.But since why is difficult to handle, one must take refuge in how.” – from The Bluest Eye “There is really nothing more to say except why.“The concept of physical beauty as a virtue is one of the the dumbest, most pernicious and destructive ideas of the Western world, and we should have nothing to do with it.”.“You are your best thing.” – from Beloved.Claiming ownership of that freed self was another.” None of the best writing, the best thoughts have been anything other than that.” – Morrison on the Black Arts Movement in the 1970’s It’s good, you know, when you got a woman who is a friend of your mind.” – from Beloved The pieces I am, she gather them and give them right back to me in all the right order. “If you find a book that you really want to read but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.”.“ If you wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down”- from Song of Solomon.“Oppressive language does more than represent violence it is violence does more than represent the limits of knowledge it limits knowledge.” – from her Nobel Peace Prize Lecture.To commemorate the legacy of that speech, here are 25 Toni Morrison quotes that’ll spiritually snatch your heart, soul and edges of your skin. Although the honor wasn’t necessary to validate the importance of Morrison’s thought-provoking vision and moving stories that have altered the way we traditionally understand what fiction does, her acceptance speech gives just a 30-minute glimpse into the depths of Morrison’s wisdom that often leaves one physically and emotionally shook. Sunday marked the twenty-fifth anniversary of the awarding of the Nobel Prize for Literature to Toni Morrison, the first black woman to receive the prestigious award.