Anger is better. There is a sense of being in anger. A reality and presence. An awareness of worth. It is a lovely surging.
Interpretation
Anger can provide a strong sense of self-awareness and presence, highlighting one's worth.
In this quote, Toni Morrison suggests that anger is a powerful emotion that can foster a sense of reality and self-awareness. Rather than viewing anger purely as a negative force, she portrays it as something that can help individuals recognize their own worth and presence, leading to a deeper emotional experience.
In practice
This quote can be used in a discussion about emotional intelligence and the importance of acknowledging all feelings, including anger.
There is a certain kind of peace that is not merely the absence of war. It is larger than that. The peace I am thinking of is not at the mercy of history's rule, nor is it a passive surrender to the status quo. The peace I am thinking of is the dance of an open mind when it engages another equally open one -- an activity that occurs most naturally, most often in the reading/writing world we live in. Accessible as it is, this particular kind of peace warrants vigilance.
You looking good." "Devil's confusion. He lets me look good long as I feel bad.
What do you say? There really are no words for that. There really aren't. Somebody tries to say, 'I'm sorry, I'm so sorry.' People say that to me. There's no language for it. Sorry doesn't do it. I think you should just hug people and mop their floor or something.
An innocent man is a sin before God. Inhuman and therefore untrustworthy. No man should live without absorbing the sins of his kind, the foul air of his innocence, even if it did wilt rows of angel trumpets and cause them to fall from their vines.
Like friendship, hatred needed more than physical intimacy; it wanted creativity and hard work to sustain itself
One of my kids was born in 1968. There were going to be political difficulties, but they were never going to have that level of hatred and contempt that my brothers and my sister and myself were exposed to.
I just want to retire before I go senile because if I don't retire before I go senile, then I'll do more damage than good at that point.
To tell you the truth, the older I get, the less I know. I keep meeting people, both older and younger, who seem to have accrued so much more knowledge or expertise or certainty about who they are and the jobs they do. I just marvel at it.
The truth knocks on the door and you say, go away, I'm looking for the truth, and it goes away. Puzzling.
Beware of those who would use violence, too often it is violence they want and neither truth nor freedom.
There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep.
Humble yourselves, therefore, under the mighty hand of God so that at the proper time he may exalt you, casting all your anxieties on him, because he cares for you. Be sober-minded; be watchful. Your adversary the devil prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
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