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Toni Morrison defends 'sacredness' of books against censorship

June 8, 2009 - 11:56am — Blake

'A writer's life and work are not a gift to mankind; they are its necessity', Nobel laureate tells launch of the Free Speech Leadership Council.

"Certain kinds of trauma visited on peoples are so deep, so cruel, that unlike money, unlike vengeance, even unlike justice, or rights, or the goodwill of others, only writers can translate such trauma and turn sorrow into meaning, sharpening the moral imagination."

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June 8, 2009 - 12:28pm — Anonymous

I'm sorry, but you are 124 characters over tweet limits.

Certain kinds of trauma visited on peoples are so deep, so cruel, that unlike money, unlike vengeance, even unlike justice, or rights, or the goodwill of others, only writers can translate such trauma and turn sorrow into meaning, sharpening the moral imagination.

sorry, Toni, this is all you get to say on Twitter:
Certain kinds of trauma visited on peoples are so deep, so cruel, that unlike money, unlike vengeance, even unlike justice, or rights, or th

or maybe we can edit it down to:
Certain kinds of trauma visited on peoples are so cruel that only writers can turn sorrow into meaning, sharpening the moral imagination. (+3)

This is the future, kids, get used to it.

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June 8, 2009 - 12:36pm — Anonymous

my point being...

we shouldn't have to move into a future where someone like Toni Morrison needs to edit her thought to fit into a 140-character box... but it could happen, and we'll all lose something (culturally) because of it.
[eff.lib.]

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