When your child walks in the room does your face light up? That’s how your child learns her value. It’s a very powerful message.

Toni Morrison said the above quote on the Oprah Winfrey Show in 2000 while talking about her novel The Bluest Eye.

I saw this episode when it aired in 2000. I never forgot it. Below is a 2:26 minute long clip along with Oprah’s comments about it. Let me know how it resonates with you.