I wanted [the book 'There are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé?'] to be colorful. I wanted it to be evocative. I wanted a figure of a black woman that the reader has to confront.
After a while, being so honest and so vulnerable on the page ends up affecting my own kind of self possession in the world, because I am not afraid o… - Morgan Parker
After a while, being so honest and so vulnerable on the page ends up affecting my own kind of self possession in the world, because I am not afraid o…
- Morgan Parker
We can look at history and see that [political turmoil is] fertile ground for art. - Morgan Parker
We can look at history and see that [political turmoil is] fertile ground for art.
There's so much about the strong black woman stereotype that makes us forget that we do need and deserve help and care. - Morgan Parker
There's so much about the strong black woman stereotype that makes us forget that we do need and deserve help and care.
I think that fear came from, "Okay, I'm going to have Beyoncé in the title, and people are just going to think, it's Beyoncé poems. It's light and fu… - Morgan Parker
I think that fear came from, "Okay, I'm going to have Beyoncé in the title, and people are just going to think, it's Beyoncé poems. It's light and fu…
It's hard for black women to ask for help. We think we don't need it. We're used to being in pain and living with it. - Morgan Parker
It's hard for black women to ask for help. We think we don't need it. We're used to being in pain and living with it.
I wanted [the book 'There are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé?'] to be colorful. I wanted it to be evocative. I wanted a figure of a black woman t… - Morgan Parker
I wanted [the book 'There are More Beautiful Things Than Beyoncé?'] to be colorful. I wanted it to be evocative. I wanted a figure of a black woman t…
I don't claim to say, "All black women are like me," because they're not. One type of black woman can exist, but also another kind can exist. I also … - Morgan Parker
I don't claim to say, "All black women are like me," because they're not. One type of black woman can exist, but also another kind can exist. I also …
So much of my writing process is trying to eliminate any kind of shame or fear of the thoughts that I'm having. Where I would usually backspace, I st… - Morgan Parker
So much of my writing process is trying to eliminate any kind of shame or fear of the thoughts that I'm having. Where I would usually backspace, I st…
I think that we need to make it our goal to define freedom for ourselves. - Morgan Parker
I think that we need to make it our goal to define freedom for ourselves.
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