Inspiration Quote by Toni Morrison — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“The human body is robust. It can gather strength when it's in mortal danger.”

“It's gonna hurt, now," said Amy. "anything dead coming back to life hurts.”

“Along with the idea of romantic love, she was introduced to another--physical beauty. Probably the most destructive ideas in the history of human thought. Both originated in envy, thrived in insecurity, and ended in disillusion.”

“You think because he doesn't love you that you are worthless. You think that because he doesn't want you anymore that he is right -- that his judgement and opinion of you are correct. If he throws you out, then you are garbage. You think he belongs to you because you want to belong to him. Don't. It's a bad word, 'belong.' Especially when you put it with somebody you love. Love shouldn't be like that. Did you ever see the way the clouds love a mountain? They circle all around it; sometimes you can't even see the mountain for the clouds. But you know what? You go up top and what do you see? His head. The clouds never cover the head. His head pokes through, beacuse the clouds let him; they don't wrap him up. They let him keep his head up high, free, with nothing to hide him or bind him. You can't own a human being. You can't lose what you don't own. Suppose you did own him. Could you really love somebody who was absolutely nobody without you? You really want somebody like that? Somebody who falls apart when you walk out the door? You don't, do you? And neither does he. You're turning over your whole life to him. Your whole life, girl. And if it means so little to you that you can just give it away, hand it to him, then why should it mean any more to him? He can't value you more than you value yourself.”

“Judge nothing, you will be happy. Forgive everything, you will be happier. Love everything, you will be happiest.”

“Make the best use of what is in your power, and take the rest as it happens.”

“Nothing diminishes anxiety faster than action.”

“The moment one gives close attention to anything, it becomes a mysterious, awesome, indescribably magnificent world in itself.”

“It has never been my object to record my dreams, just to realize them.”

“To change ones life, start immediately, do it flamboyantly, no exceptions.”