Simone Elkeles vs. Toni Morrison
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Simone Elkeles
1970 – present
Simone Elkeles is an American author known for the teen romance Perfect Chemistry trilogy and How To Ruin trilogy. She is a New York Times Bestselling young adult author. Simone has won the 2010 RITA Award for Best Young Adult Romance from the Romance Writers of America for her book Perfect Chemistry.
"You are the one girl that made me risk eveything for a future worth having."
Toni Morrison
1931 – 2019
Toni Morrison was an American novelist, editor, and professor celebrated for her richly textured narratives about the African American experience; she received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1993 and the Pulitzer Prize for Beloved. Morrison's major works include The Bluest Eye, Song of Solomon, and Beloved.
"Don't ever think I fell for you, or fell over you. I didn't fall in love, I rose in it."