In Toni Morrison's essay "The Site of Memory," she says that she is trying to tell the truth, or rather that her responsibility is not to lie. It also distinguishes the truth. Inspired by the essay "The Site of Memory", this exhibition brings together a selection of objects from the Toni Morrison Papers from the first drafts of, She writes in the essay "The Site of Memory" that, for her, the resulting book was "the least important aspect of the work". Continuing from his forewords and, in his essay “The Site of Memory,” Morrison writes: All water has a perfect memory and is always trying to get back to where it was. Writers are like that: they remember where we were, what valley we are in. In Toni Morrison's essay, The Site of Memory, she gives a very good overview of her idea of writing. She seems to write about ideas that most people would call random or unimportant, but to her they were important since her mind always seemed to return to them. For example, she wrote about a woman because of Toni Morrison. 4:30 p.m. 3, reviews. Undoubtedly the most famous and revered writer of our time offers us today a new collection of non-fiction, a rich collection of her essays, speeches and meditations on society, culture and art, spanning over four decades. The source of self-esteem overflows with all the elegance of the mind and the landmark exhibition "Toni Morrison: Sites of Memory" takes place at the Princeton University Library and is the anchor of series. This week features the Department of African American Studies' biannual Toni Morrison Lecture Series, Tuesday through Thursday. celebrates Morrison's expansive literary, intellectual, and intellectual imagination.