An open book with blank pages and a red ribbon bookmark rests on folded dark teal fabric.

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Toni Morrison

If there’s a book you really want to read, but it hasn’t been written yet, then you must write it.

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What it means

Our interpretation.

The speaker urges anyone longing for a book that doesn't exist to create it themselves. Rather than waiting for someone else to supply it, the reader's own desire becomes the reason to write, turning a gap in literature into an invitation.

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