I don't wait to be struck by lightning and don't need certain slants of light in order to write.

Toni Morrison

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Inspiration Creative process Writing

Speaker

Toni Morrison

Source

The New Republic

Medium

Interview Magazine

Language

English

Time

1981 1980s 20th century

Occupation

Black writer Nobel laureate Novelist Writer

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United States

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Citation

Morrison, Toni. "The Language Must Not Sweat." Interviewed by Thomas LeClair. The New Republic, 21 Mar. 1981.

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