Rebuffed from his fine feelings, Milkman matched her cold tone. "You loved those white folks that much?" "Love?" she asked. "Love?" "Well, what are you taking care of their dogs for?" "Do you know why she killed herself? She couldn't stand to see the place go to ruin. She couldn't live without servants and money and what it could buy. Every cent was gone and the taxes took whatever came in. She had to let the upstairs maids go, then the cook, then the dog trainer, then the yardman, then the chauffeur, then the car, then the woman who washed once a week. Then she started selling bits and pieces––land, jewels, furniture. The last few years we ate out of the garden. Finally she couldn't take it anymore. The thought of having no help, no money––well, she couldn't take that. She had to let everything go." "But she didn't let you go." Milkman had no trouble letting his words snarl. "No, she didn't let me go. She killed herself." "And you still loyal." "You don't listen to people. Your ear is on your head, but it's not connected to your brain. I said she killed herself rather than do the work I'd been doing all my life!" Circe stood up, and the dogs too. "Do you hear me? She saw the work I did all her days and died , you hear me, died rather than live like me. Now, what do you suppose she thought I was! If the way I lived and the work I did was so hateful to her she killed herself to keep from having to do it, and you think I stay on here because I loved her, then you have about as much sense as a fart!
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He lets me look good long as I feel bad. TONI MORRISON It never looked as terrible as it was and it made her wonder if hell was a pretty place too. Fire an... TONI MORRISON She is a friend of my mind. She gather me, man. The pieces I am, she gather them and give them back ... TONI MORRISON When warm weather came, Baby Suggs, holy, followed by every black man, woman, and child who could ma... TONI MORRISON Risky, thought Paul D, very risky. For a used-to-be-slave woman to love anything that much was dange... TONI MORRISON Was it hard? I hope she didn't die hard.' Sethe shook her head. 'Soft as cream. Being ali... TONI MORRISON Today is always here,' said Sethe. 'Tomorrow, never. TONI MORRISON They encouraged you to put some of your weight in their hands and soon as you felt how light and lov... TONI MORRISON Something that is loved is never lost. TONI MORRISON Some things you forget. Other things you never do. But it's not. Places, places are still there. If ... TONI MORRISON if they put an iron circle around your neck I will bite it away TONI MORRISON There is a loneliness that can be rocked. Arms crossed, knees drawn up, holding, holding on, this mo... TONI MORRISON There's a difference between writing for a living and writing for life. If you write for a livi... TONI MORRISON That anybody white could take your whole self for anything that came to mind. Not just work, kill, o... TONI MORRISON Along with the idea of romantic love, she was introduced to another--physical beauty. Probably the m... TONI MORRISON Sleep without the fragrance of her hair next to him was impossible. TONI MORRISON Listen, baby, people do funny things. Specially us. The cards are stacked against us and just trying... TONI MORRISON See? See what you can do? Never mind you can’t tell one letter from another, never mind you born a... TONI MORRISON Her passions were narrow but deep. TONI MORRISON God take what He would," she said. And He did, and He did, and He did and then gave her Halle who ga... TONI MORRISON And fantasy it was, for we were not strong, only aggressive; we were not free, merely licensed; we w... TONI MORRISON What I think the political correctness debate is really about is the power to be able to define. The... TONI MORRISON The human body is robust. It can gather strength when it's in mortal danger. TONI MORRISON Every sentence, every word, was new to them and they listened to what he said like bright-eyed raven... TONI MORRISON We mistook violence for passion, indolence for leisure, and thought recklessness was freedom. TONI MORRISON ...the change was adjustment without improvement. TONI MORRISON Violet learned then what she had forgotten until this moment: that laughter is serious. More complic... TONI MORRISON We women, me and you. Tell me something real. Don’t just say I’m grown and ought to know. I don�... TONI MORRISON Being in the desert was brilliant and it was hard. TONI COLLETTE I'm a businesswoman who's serious about her money. I want an empire. TONI BRAXTON How do you know which path you should take? Take one and it will tell you if you've chosen wisely. I... TONI SORENSON Some of the most memorable paths I've taken have been detours. TONI SORENSON Treasures are not found where many feet have trampled. They are found along the paths that no one el... TONI SORENSON All paths eventually lead home. TONI SORENSON It may seem that you are on the path alone, but the light that guides you is coming from somewhere. ... TONI SORENSON How do you choose your paths? Who says you do? Sometimes the path chooses you. TONI SORENSON Nature makes the best paths that leads to the best places. TONI SORENSON ..And i can't get you out of my mind, God knows how hard I've tried TONI BRAXTON I think that the Japanese culture is one of the very few cultures left that is its own entity. They&... TONI COLLETTE The better you know yourself, the better your relationship with the rest of the world. TONI COLLETTE Actually, the year 2000 is our 25th anniversary of doing Captain & Tennille. I can't believe... TONI TENNILLE I love holidays. It's such a wonderful time for the whole family to be together and not have to ... TONI COLLETTE I think that beauty can injure you to death. It can cause an injury that can never be cured. Or it c... TONI SERVILLO My fears teach me courage. My weaknesses coach me to strength. My scars remind me not to make the sa... TONI SORENSON I can't record in the morning because I sound like Barry White. TONI BRAXTON I grew up watching a lot of American television and so the American sound has been in my psyche some... TONI COLLETTE Grammys, American Music Awards, successful albums, I'd pick my kids any day over any of it. TONI BRAXTON Until you believe you can do it, it's going to be difficult to convince anyone else you can do it. TONI SORENSON Weight loss doesn't begin in the gym with a dumb bell; it starts in your head with a decision. TONI SORENSON I'm not a diva. I'm a tadpole trying to be a frog. TONI BRAXTON I don't mind where I work, it's really nice to be able to travel around and taste the flavou... TONI COLLETTE The secret is not following the right path, it's following that right path to the end. Don't quit, m... TONI SORENSON The biggest surprise to people is that I sang background on Pink Floyd's 'The Wall' albu... TONI TENNILLE Over the last three years I've been broke, dumped, and pimped. TONI BRAXTON People are so fearful about opening themselves up. All you want to do is to be able to connect with ... TONI COLLETTE Take a discovery walk today to find what's missing in your life. There's peace in the whisper of the... TONI SORENSON Any woman can be a siren one minute and in pigtails the next. I am a very complex person with more t... TONI TENNILLE It's the largest tropical storm we've ever had, ... It's engulfed the entire state. This is going to... TONI JENNINGS I've never had a game plan. It's just if something comes along and it feels right in the mom... TONI COLLETTE After 'Muriel's Wedding,' I first went to America, and I was sent all these scripts abou... TONI COLLETTE Cameron and I actually do wear the same size, ... It made it very easy for the wardrobe department. TONI COLLETTE Hello, sex on legs TONI ALEO Discussions are ongoing, but we are not in a position to report any new developments. TONI SIMONETTI I believe in nurturing the inner world. TONI COLLETTE I just want to find some inner peace, and I think I'm getting there, slowly but surely. TONI COLLETTE Sylvia Day delivers readers to a fantasy world as unique as it is erotic! Ms. Day is an up-and-comin... TONI BLAKE Independent films have a certain freedom about them - there isn't so much at stake in terms of m... TONI COLLETTE