The ability of writers to imagine what is not the self, to familiarize the strange and mystify the familiar, is the test of their power. -Toni Morrison

 

The ability of writers to imagine what is not the self, to familiarize the strange and mystify the familiar, is the test of their power.


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This quote is just one of 12 total Toni Morrison quotes in our collection. Toni Morrison is known for saying 'The ability of writers to imagine what is not the self, to familiarize the strange and mystify the familiar, is the test of their power.' as well as some of the following quotes.

The loneliest woman in the world is the woman without a close woman friend.

Toni Morrison

She is a friend of my mind... The pieces I am, she gather them and give them back to me in all the right order.

Toni Morrison

As you enter positions of trust and power, dream a little before you speak.

Toni Morrison

There is really nothing more to say-except why. But since why is difficult to handle, one must take refuge in how.

Toni Morrison

Love is or it ain't. Thin love ain't love at all.

Toni Morrison