“Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.” ~James Baldwin
"I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain." ~James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time (Mermaids of the Lake)
"Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within." ~James Baldwin
"Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced." ~James Baldwin
“The longer I live, the more deeply I learn that love - whether we call it friendship or family or romance - is the work of mirroring and magnifying each other's light. Gentle work. Steadfast work. Life-saving work in those moments when life and shame and sorrow occlude our own light from our view, but there is still a clear-eyed loving person to beam it back. In our best moments, we are that person for another.” ~James Baldwin
"The questions which one asks oneself begin, at least, to illuminate the world, and become one's key to the experience of others." ~James Baldwin
"The world is before you, and you need not take it or leave it as it was when you came in." ~James Baldwin
"Throw everything out of your mind. Read a little, sleep. The world will still be here when you wake up, and there'll still be everything left to do." ~James Baldwin
“When one begins to live by habit and by quotation, one has begun to stop living.” ~James Baldwin
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“We’ve got to be as clear-headed about human beings as possible, because we are still each other’s only hope.” ~James Baldwin from Brainpickings via FB
“When one begins to live by habit and by quotation, one has begun to stop living.” ~James Baldwin
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