Toni Morrison famous quote #303

You think because he doesnt love you that you are worthless. You think that because he doesnt want you anymore that he is right -- that his judgement and opinion of you are correct. If he throws you out then you are garbage. You think he belongs to you because you want to belong to him. Dont. Its a bad word belong. Especially when you put it with somebody you love. Love shouldnt be like that. Did you ever see the way the clouds love a mountain They circle all around it sometimes you cant even see the mountain for the clouds. But you know what You go up top and what do you see His head. The clouds never cover the head. His head pokes through beacuse the clouds let him they dont wrap him up. They let him keep his head up high free with nothing to hide him or bind him. You cant own a human being. You cant lose what you dont own. Suppose you did own him. Could you really love somebody who was absolutely nobody without you You really want somebody like that Somebody who falls apart when you walk out the door You dont do you And neither does he. Youre turning over your whole life to him. Your whole life girl. And if it means so little to you that you can just give it away hand it to him then why should it mean any more to him He cant value you more than you value yourself.

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