Misery colored by the greens and blues in my mother's voice took away all the grief out of the words and left me with a conviction that pain was not only endurable, it was sweet.
Toni MorrisonAbout author
- Author's profession: Novelist
- Nationality: american
- Born: February 18, 1931
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