James Baldwin
3 verified quotes
“Love takes off the masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.”
James Baldwin
The Fire Next Time · 1963
verified“Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.”
James Baldwin
Notes of a Native Son · 1955
verified“Not everything that is faced can be changed; but nothing can be changed until it is faced.”
James Baldwin
As Much Truth as One Can Bear, New York Times Book Review · 1962
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