RIP

Kätzchen · 05-19-2019, 08:02 AM

GeorgiaMa'am · 08-06-2019, 08:25 AM

Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison has died at the age of 88. I will never forget her novel "The Bluest Eye", which, although it was not perhaps her most famous novel, had a deep affect on me.

Stacey Abrams tweeted, "Toni Morrison was a towering intellect, a brilliant scribe of our nation’s complex stories, a heartbreaking journalist of our deepest desires, and a groundbreaking author who destroyed precepts, walls and those who dared underestimate her capacity. Rest well and in peace."

I can't add anything to that, except I am profoundly saddened.

charley · 08-06-2019, 09:39 AM

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Originally Posted by GeorgiaMa'am

Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison has died at the age of 88. I will never forget her novel "The Bluest Eye", which, although it was not perhaps her most famous novel, had a deep affect on me.

Stacey Abrams tweeted, "Toni Morrison was a towering intellect, a brilliant scribe of our nation’s complex stories, a heartbreaking journalist of our deepest desires, and a groundbreaking author who destroyed precepts, walls and those who dared underestimate her capacity. Rest well and in peace."

I can't add anything to that, except I am profoundly saddened.

Indeed!, a great loss - one of my favourite books - a difficult read for me, Beloved, which I loved, and had an enormous impact on my life, also became my favourite word, which I now use for only one.

easygoingfemme · 08-06-2019, 10:06 AM

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Originally Posted by GeorgiaMa'am

Nobel Laureate Toni Morrison has died at the age of 88. I will never forget her novel "The Bluest Eye", which, although it was not perhaps her most famous novel, had a deep affect on me.

Stacey Abrams tweeted, "Toni Morrison was a towering intellect, a brilliant scribe of our nation’s complex stories, a heartbreaking journalist of our deepest desires, and a groundbreaking author who destroyed precepts, walls and those who dared underestimate her capacity. Rest well and in peace."

I can't add anything to that, except I am profoundly saddened.

She was such a profound influence on my life. I am so thankful for that. I can't tell you how many times I've gone to bed listing to her audio books that she read herself. Her voice soothing me to sleep. I wish I could be a fly on the wall at her services.Can you imagine? I've met Maya Angelou and Alice Walker. Both times I was scanning the crowd for Toni, thinking, she must be here somewhere, but I never laid eyes on her. Fly free, beautiful fierce spirit.

Kätzchen · 08-10-2019, 11:52 AM

A Favorite Quote by Toni Morrison (Rest in Peace):

"If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it,"~ Toni Morrison

Kätzchen · 08-30-2019, 09:32 PM

Valerie Harper died today.

She was Mary Tyler Moore's best friend on the TV show.

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-p...-idUSKCN1VK2P0

Kätzchen · 09-05-2019, 09:53 PM

I can't help but think of all the people who never stood a chance of making it through that horrible hurricane that devastated the Bahamas. So heart wrenching, the emerging stories of heartache experienced by those left behind. RIP, to all the loved ones who didn't make it through the hurricane, down in the Bahamas.

And, RIP Kylie Rae Harris... a young mother and aspiring Country Western singer from the heart of Texas. I read about her today and how her little girl is now parent-less. So sad. She wrote this song for her little girl, a few years ago. No doubt Kylie was a bright light on the horizon.

Kobi · 09-17-2019, 10:26 AM

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