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Quote by Toni Morrison

“What's the world for you if you can't make it up the way you want it?”

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Toni Morrison is an American novelist known for her profound portrayal of the history and culture of African Americans. Her works often explore issues of race, gender, and identity, with her most famous novels being 'The Bluest Eye' and 'Sula'. more

“There was such an incredible logic to kissing, such a metal-to-magnet pull between two people that it was a wonder that they found the strength to prevent themselves from succumbing every second. Rightfully, the world should be a whirlpool of kissing into which we sank and never found the strength to rise up again.”

People World Love Should Two Found Wonder Kissing Logic Incredibles Metals Magnet Every Second Whirlpools Succumbing

Author:Ann Patchett

“Drum sound rises on the air, its throb, my heart. A voice inside the beat says, "I know you're tired, but come. This is the way.”

Knows Way Heart Sound Voice Leadership Courage Air My Heart Beats Tired

Author:Rumi

“Stars burn clear all night till dawn. Do that yourself, and a spring will rise in the dark with water your deepest thirst is for.”

Spiritual Night Stars Water Dark Clear Spring Dawn Thirst All Night

Author:Rumi

“The best stories don't come from "good vs. bad" but "good vs. good.”

Stories

Author:Leo Tolstoy

“Give me an honest con man any day.”

Men Giving Honest Give Me

Book:franny and zooey

Source: franny and zooey

“A lot of executives act like their time is worth more than anyone else's. But I always respect an employee who guards his or her time, even from me.”

Employee Executives

Book:The Art of Being Unreasonable: Lessons in Unconventional Thinking

Source: The Art of Being Unreasonable: Lessons in Unconventional Thinking

Quote by Toni Morrison

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