"Morrison is more than the standard bearer of American literature. She is our greatest singer. And this book is perhaps her most important song."
         -- The New York Times

"Dazzlingly heady and deeply personal--a rumination on her literary career and artistic mission, which is to reveal and honor the aching beauty and unfolding drama of African American life."
         -- O, The Oprah Magazine

"A piercing and visionary analyst of history, society, literature, language, and, always, race. . . . The book explodes into pure brilliance."
         -- The Boston Globe

"This book is a must."
         -- The Washington Post

"Profoundly insightful. . . . Speaks to today's social and political moment as directly as this morning's headlines."
         -- NPR

"Moving. . . . Magnificent. . . . It's a large, rich, heterogeneous book, and hallelujah. . . . With this book, one is tempted to quote at length from her words: her acuity and moral clarity are dazzling, but so is her vision for how we might find our way towards a less unjust, less hateful future."
         -- The Guardian

"Her critical mind is as original as her literary vision. . . . Morrison's style is, for the most part, stately, not so much ornate as complex, not so much stentorian as insistent, authoritative, often fierce. . . . Morrison is not simply a narrative spellbinder. . . . She is also a thundering prophet for our time."
         -- Commonweal

" The Source of Self-Regard is a must-read."
         -- Essence

"Altogether fantastic. . . . One of the deepest seers of our time."
         -- Brain Pickings

"Give[s] insight into Morrison not just as a master of American folklore and the novel but also as a keen observer of humankind."
         -- Vogue

"A priceless record of an original thinker's attempt to grapple with some of the hardest and most intractable questions of our time, of language, and of the human condition. . . . Toni Morrison's collection of nonfiction makes a striking contribution to American letters and to an understanding of her own rich and complicated fiction."
         -- Christian Century

"Utterly timely. . . . The Nobel laureate and author of Beloved is fearless and insightful in essays on race, literature, love and more. . . . The Source of Self-Regard moves with courage and assurance."
         -- Tampa Bay Times

"Lucid, stunning . . . offers not just a glimpse at a master novelist's and intellectual's inner workings, but lays bare the mantle which those of us who write might pick up. . . . With this book, the Queen of American Letters has again blessed us with a work that is profound, soaring, intimate, and gives us permission to become the source of our self-regard."
         -- Bitch

"Morrison has proved herself to be both gift and necessity to our cultural consciousness. . . . [She is] one of our most incisive cultural critics."
         -- The Root

"This staggeringly brilliant collection of nonfiction pieces on the creative process, race, and the role of the artist in society takes our breath away."
         -- Shondaland