"At some point in life the world’s beauty becomes enough. You don’t need to photograph, paint or even remember it. It is enough."⁠ Toni Morrison - the first African American author to win the Nobel Prize for Literature - has died aged 88.⁠ One of the great writers of her country, its history and its time, Morrison once said of language that it "may be the measure of our lives". Today, we celebrate an immeasurable life.⁠ 📷: James Keyser/The LIFE Images Collection via Getty Images/Getty Images | 1992 | gettyarchive⁠ ⁠ #tonimorrison #beloved #americanliterature #americanicon #americanhistory #thebluesteye #blackhistory #greatamericannovel #americanlit #greatwriters #femaleauthors #femalewriters #jameskeyser #lifemagazine #archivephoto #photoarchive #photolibrary #picturelibrary #gettyarchive