Thought for the Day

This is precisely the time when artists to to work.

There is no time for despair, no place for self-pity,

no need for silence, no room for fear. We speak,

we write [. . .] That is how civilizations heal.

~ Toni Morrison

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Quoted from Toni Morrison, "No Place for Self-Pity, No Room for Fear" in The Nation (150th Anniversary Issue), April 6, 2015 (Online)

Toni Morrison (1931 - 2019), American Novelist, Editor; Recipient, Nobel Prize in Literature

New York Times Obituary for Toni Morrison