Toni Morrison, Song Of Solomon Quotes

If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it.

It's a bad word, 'belong.' Especially when you put it with somebody you love ... You can't own a human being.

You have pissed your last in this house . . . and I don't make velvet roses anymore.

Dominion won by fear and secured by fear was still sweeter than any that could be got another way.

Her passions were narrow but deep.

He wondered if there was anyone in the world who liked him. Liked him for himself alone.

The human body is robust. It can gather strength when it's in mortal danger.

He can't value you more than you value yourself.

I loved the geography part. Learning about that made me want to read.