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I am in the position of judging people by the best they've ever done rather than the worst.
Toni Morrison
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Toni Morrison
Age: 88 †
Born: 1931
Born: February 18
Died: 2019
Died: August 5
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Lorain
Ohio
Chloe Ardelia Wofford
Chloe Anthony Wofford-Morrison
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Chloe Anthony Wofford Morrison
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Beloved, you are my sister, you are my daughter, you are my face you are me.
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Everywhere, everywhere, children are the scorned people of the earth.
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Nobody loved her and she wouldn’t have liked it if they had, she considered love a serious disability.
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