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In Shakespeare’s late tragedies, the ideal woman – Desdemona, Virgilia, Cordelia -- was mostly silent. For Toni Morrison, the ideal woman is not silent. Finally, she speaks.
“All legends have a spark of truth. Sometimes more than a spark.”
― Spin the Dawn
― Spin the Dawn
“Is Maia your birth name?"
"It is."
"I'm not sure it suits you."
I twisted my lips slightly. "It means obedient."
He set down the cup. "Which is why I said I'm not sure it suits you," he said.”
― Spin the Dawn
"It is."
"I'm not sure it suits you."
I twisted my lips slightly. "It means obedient."
He set down the cup. "Which is why I said I'm not sure it suits you," he said.”
― Spin the Dawn
“You're used to being underestimated, so you want to prove yourself. Don't let that be your crutch. Accept help when you need it.”
― Spin the Dawn
― Spin the Dawn
“I'd never been less self-conscious in my life, and it was intoxicating. We were a racing pride of lions, a stampede of horses, a herd of beasts running wild, invulnerable and free and thrilled with the mad beating of our own hearts.”
― The Beholder
― The Beholder
“I want you to know that some journeys have ends, but not this one. This one will change you. Irrevocably."
"Don't all journeys change you?"
"It isn't the same." He leaned forward. "I, too, once journeyd beyond the stars."
"What did you find?"
His voice turned lethally soft. "That it's just the beginning.”
― Spin the Dawn
"Don't all journeys change you?"
"It isn't the same." He leaned forward. "I, too, once journeyd beyond the stars."
"What did you find?"
His voice turned lethally soft. "That it's just the beginning.”
― Spin the Dawn
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