Quotes From Beloved Toni Morrison Novels & Stories

He crossed his arms while narrowing his eyes at me. Time passed while playing, laughing and revealing a few things about each other which made me late for the office. Just thinking about it gives me a weird feeling. •••••••••••••• 'Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see'. ~Mark Twain. I used this quote in my poem. H.LOCKHART.

I believe it was in this moment that I understood what mum said while she picked garbage out of my hair, what Theron had also meant when he unconsciously quoted her. "There's always someone more powerful."

I just stared at the exhaustion lining her beautiful face, the subtle tremor in her lower lip, and the desperate, wild look in her eyes that reminded me so much of the night her family’s estate burned to the ground. “You always choose the hardest way,” I said quietly. The words fell softly into the empty foyer, stripped of the icy dominance of the Don and the bitter resentment of the captor. It was an old phrase—a quiet complaint I used to murmur to her years ago when she would hide in the library rafters to avoid my father’s tutors, or when she refused to take the medicine I brought her when she was sick. Bela froze entirely. The defiance in her expression cracked, a profound, unsettling co

I added genuinely. “All thanks to my Mom. My dad. Everyone. Everyone who loved me. Everyone I cared for.” She flashed a soft smile as her skin wrinkled around her eyes. She reached out and grabbed my arms from across the table. “...And that's why you need your loved ones now more than ever. I don't usually do this. Giving speeches. Motivational quotes and talks to anyone. But you, Lisa. You are special.”

something I'd read recently at home as I'd glanced through one of my novels. My brain suddenly went blank, as I stared at the timer.....twenty seconds had gone by, and a sweat broke on my brow as I tried to remember the message in the acknowledgements. All of a sudden, it came to my mind in a flash. With a small smile on my face, as I stared at the five seconds left on the timer, I stood, my voice steady. “This isn’t about damnation. It’s about choice. About the way we willingly walk into fire, knowing it’ll burn, because sometimes the burn is the only proof we’re alive.”

“It reminds me of something an old friend once said.” She tilted her head slightly, curiosity flickered in her chest. “What was it?” He hesitated, then spoke in a voice filled with familiarity, almost like she should be able to tell who it was. “‘Some people love with their whole soul… even when it destroys them.’” Nia froze. The words crashed into her, dragging her deeply through time, through memories she had buried deep inside her. No. Her breath seized, and slowly. Those words, she has heard them. They were familiar and why? Only one person has said this to her even though she was too blind to see the lies in his words.

Jacob POV “Being deeply loved by someone gives you strength, while loving someone deeply gives you courage.” It’s a quote from Lao Tzu that’s been going through my head ever since Emily shut that door with me standing behind it. I wouldn’t call myself a romantic. Once upon a time, I didn’t even believe in love, but this woman has stirred my loins back to life. She’s like a fire burning bright, setting the darkness alight. The very thought of her makes me dizzy with desire, but I fear this morning may have been the last time I’ve ever seen her.

“ You must be quite happy to stand inside this room, aren’t you? For a person like you to even get a chance to live your life is good enough but to think you are living such a wonderful life.” Moira belittled her without holding back, and though Levy did not wish to bother with her, she still looked at the woman in front of her and calmly said, “ Are you saying that reading a book is now a liberty that can only be enjoyed by a few? If that's the case then even a beggar is living a wonderful.”

“We’ve lived in poverty, but we’ve never lost our dignity. Grandfather—you may be old, but to me, you’re still the brave hunter I grew up admiring. I am who I am because of both of you. Atthaleyah Galina is not weak. I can do this. Trust me... I have to go—for our family.” ---

** Bending her head to allow the hood to cover up her face, she stands still and lets the dim light reflect her shadowy body. ** " We were all once students, attending classes, camps and just having fun. Just like you”** ** " This is a story of love, a story of betrayal, a story of ignorance and fate— a race against time.” ** Massive waves of black dust are seen moving upwards through the top windows of the warehouse. ** " I hope you learn that there are things money can't solve. Hold the ones you love dear .“ ** Part of her body gradually begins to fade into black dust.