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There is a certain kind of peace that is not merely the absence of war. It is larger than that. The peace I am thinking of is not at the mercy of history's rule, nor is it a passive surrender to the status quo. The

There is a certain kind of peace that is not merely the absence of war. It is larger than that. The peace I am thinking of is not at the mercy of history's rule, nor is it a passive surrender to the status quo. The peace I am thinking of is the dance of an open mind when it engages another equally open one -- an activity that occurs most naturally, most often in the reading/writing world we live in. Accessible as it is, this particular kind of peace warrants vigilance.

Toni Morrison
Peace, War, Reading
Toni Morrison (2007). “The Dancing Mind”, p.6, Vintage

As a writer reading, I came to realize the obvious: the subject of the dream is the dreamer.

Toni Morrison
Dream, Book, Reading
Toni Morrison (2007). “Playing in the Dark”, p.19, Vintage

Sometimes Joyce is hilarious. I read Finnegans Wake after graduate school and I had the great good fortune of reading it without any help. I don't know if I read it right, but it was hilarious! I laughed constantly! I didn't know what was going on for whole blocks but it didn't matter because I wasn't going to be graded on it. I think the reason why everyone still has so much fun with Shakespeare is because he didn't have any literary critic. He was just doing it; and there were no reviews except for people throwing stuff on stage. He could just do it.

Toni Morrison
Fun, Block, Reading

I think one of the reasons I'm so thrilled with writing is because it is an act of reading for me at the same time, which is why my revisions are so sustained.

Toni Morrison
Reading, Writing, Thinking
Interview with Christopher Bollen, www.interviewmagazine.com. May 1, 2012.

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