Toni Morrison

And it leaves, it has just as much of a deleterious effect on white people and possibly equal as it does black people.

I always knew that I had the moral high ground all my life.

I always thought those people who said I couldn't come in the drugstore and I had to sit in this funny place, I couldn't go in the park.

And I thought they knew that I knew that they were inferior to me.

Morally.

I always thought that.

And my parents always thought that.

But if the racist white person, I don't mean the person who is examining his consciousness and so on, doesn't understand that he or she is also a race, it's also constructed, it's also made, and it also has some kind of serviceability.

But when you take it away, I take your race away.

And there you are, all strung out.

And all you've got is your little self.

And what is that?

What are you without racism?

Are you any good?

Are you still strong?

Still smart?

You still like yourself?

I mean, these are the questions.

It's part of it is.

Yes, the victim, how terrible it has been for black people.