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I always looked upon the acts of racist exclusion, or insult, as pitiable, from the other person. I never absorbed that.

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"I always looked upon the acts of racist exclusion, or insult, as pitiable, from the other person. I never absorbed that. I always thought that there was something deficient about such people"

- Toni Morrison

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This quote is written / told by Toni Morrison somewhere between February 18, 1931 and today. He/she was a famous Novelist from USA. The author also have 42 other quotes.

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