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

From

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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