“Writing is really a way of
thinking--not just feeling but thinking about things that are disparate,
unresolved, mysterious, problematic or just sweet.”—Toni Morrison
Black History is much more than a month and
is reflective of us all each and every day.
None tell this story better than Toni Morrison, who turns 84 today. As a novelist, editor and professor she has
shaped literature with the power of her epic themes, vivid dialogue and richly
detailed characters.
We will forever be in her debt for giving us such
wonderful books as The Bluest Eye, Song
of Solomon and Beloved.
Toni
Morrison
She was presented with the Presidential Medal of
Freedom in 2012 capping a true basketfull of lifetime achievement awards, begun with a Pulitzer Prize and
American Book Award, both for Beloved,
and then the Nobel Prize for her life’s body of written work. Hers
is truly a craftsmanship that inspires other writers to reach deeper within
themselves in hopes of emulating even a small part of what she achieves on the
page.
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