Latest Quotes

“Every time I feel good, I think it'll last forever, but it doesn't.”

— Sam Levinson, Rue Bennett, Zendaya, Pilot

“Like, haven't got out of bed to pee in 24 hours depressed.”

— Sam Levinson, Rue Bennett, Zendaya, The Trials and Tribulations of Trying to Pee While Depressed

“She fell in love with every guy she ever dated.”

— Sam Levinson, Rue Bennett, Zendaya, The Trials and Tribulations of Trying to Pee While Depressed

“Suddenly, the whole world goes dark and nothing else matters except the person standing in front of you.”

— Sam Levinson, Rue Bennett, Zendaya, Pilot

“What do you think this is, the eighties? Catch a dick.”

— Sam Levinson, Jules Vaughn, Hunter Schafer, Pilot

“The bizarre thing about Instagram scribbles, to older eyes, is that they are uniquely confessional. Unlike a puppy dog filter or a few tweaks via Facetune, scribbled-over selfies explicitly reveal the insecurities of the selfie-taker. In one way or another, we all obscure our true selves when we pos…”

— Amelia Tait, What's Going On With Young Women Scribbling Out Their Faces On Insta?

“An unplugged ceremony is where you ask your guests to refrain from taking pictures with any sort of device.”

— Jamie Wolfer, Should You Have An Unplugged Wedding?

“What people outside this country, particularly in Europe, think about this country, what they like about it is generally something that comes out of black culture. It’s jazz. It’s even language. Think about what this country would be like without us. I wouldn’t even visit!”

— Toni Morrison, Toni Morrison In Conversation | Granta Magazine

“When somebody like Frederick Douglass wrote a book, he was writing to white people—legitimately—because he wanted them to behave, set him free. That was the audience. Not for me. Tolstoy was not writing for little girls from Ohio. He was writing for Russians, right? I’m writing to, about, and for ot…”

— Toni Morrison, Toni Morrison In Conversation | Granta Magazine

“I could read when I was three years old and that’s what I did. At some point, I realized that there was a book I wanted to read, that nobody had written. I really wanted to read it, and the only way I could was to write it.”

— Toni Morrison, Toni Morrison on Reality TV, Black Lives Matter, and Meeting Jeff Bezos

“The forbidden word can be provocative. But after a while it becomes monotonous rather than arousing.”

— Toni Morrison, Toni Morrison, The Art of Fiction No. 134

“If I take your race away, and there you are, all strung out. And all you got is your little self, and what is that? What are you without racism? Are you any good? Are you still strong? Are you still smart? Do you still like yourself? I mean, these are the questions. Part of it is, ‘yes, the victim.…”

— Toni Morrison, Toni Morrison Broke Down the Truth About White Supremacy in a Powerful 1993 PBS Interview

“All Ethiopians are beautiful! There are no ugly Ethiopians.”

— Toni Morrison, Toni Morrison In Conversation | Granta Magazine

“Sex is difficult to write about because it’s just not sexy enough.”

— Toni Morrison, Toni Morrison, The Art of Fiction No. 134

“Think about it: If you come to this country from Germany, or Russia, or anywhere, you get off the boat, get on the land. But in order to become an American, you have to be white.”

— Toni Morrison, Toni Morrison In Conversation | Granta Magazine

“My feelings are the result of prejudices and convictions like everybody else’s.”

— Toni Morrison, Toni Morrison, The Art of Fiction No. 134

“I was saying last night that nobody loves like children, they don’t know if you’re black, white, or poor.”

— Toni Morrison, Toni Morrison on Reality TV, Black Lives Matter, and Meeting Jeff Bezos

“The difficulty for me in writing—among the difficulties—is to write language that can work quietly on a page for a reader who doesn’t hear anything. Now for that, one has to work very carefully with what is in between the words. What is not said. Which is measure, which is rhythm, and so on. So, it…”

— Toni Morrison, Toni Morrison, The Art of Fiction No. 134

“I tell my students one of the most important things they need to know is when they are their best, creatively. They need to ask themselves, What does the ideal room look like? Is there music? Is there silence? Is there chaos outside or is there serenity outside? What do I need in order to release my…”

— Toni Morrison, Toni Morrison, The Art of Fiction No. 134

“But although history should not become a straitjacket, which overwhelms and binds, neither should it be forgotten.”

— Toni Morrison, Toni Morrison, The Art of Fiction No. 134