Toni Morrison quote: Along with the idea of romantic love, she was introduced to another--physical beauty. Probably the most destructive ideas in the ...

Along with the idea of romantic love, she was introduced to another--physical beauty. Probably the most destructive ideas in the history of human thought. Both originated in envy, thrived in insecurity, and ended in disillusion.

~ Toni Morrison ~

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