“If he looked into her face, he would see those haunted, loving eyes. The hauntedness would irritate him - the love would move him to fury. How dare she love him? Hadn't she any sense at all? What was he supposed to do about that? Return it? How? What could his calloused hands produce to make her smile? What of his knowledge of the world and of life could be useful to her? What could his heavy arms and befuddled brain accomplish that would earn him his own respect, that would in turn allow him to accept her love?” IfsWorldHandsEyeFacesMovingTurnsBrainAcceptingProduceArmsReturnDareHeavyAccomplishFuryLoving LifeHer SmileKnowledge Of The WorldMake Her SmileLoving Eyes Author:Toni Morrison
“The Nobel Prize is the best thing that can happen to a writer in terms of how it affects your contracts, the publishers, and the seriousness with which your work is taken. On the other hand, it does interfere with your private life, or it can if you let it, and it has zero effect on the writing. It doesn't help you write better and if you let it, it will intimidate you about future projects.” IfsWritingDoeHelpingHandsHappensTermTakenEffectsProjectsBest ThingsPrizeZeroContractsInterferePublishersPrivate LifeSeriousnessIntimidatingNobelNobel Prize Author:Toni Morrison