James Baldwin

The purpose of art is to lay bare the questions which have been hidden by the answers.

The purpose of art is to lay bare the questions which have been hidden by the answers.

I imagine one of the reasons people cling to thier hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is read more

I imagine one of the reasons people cling to thier hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain. -James Baldwin.

It is only because the world looks on his talent with such a frightening indifference that the artist is compelled read more

It is only because the world looks on his talent with such a frightening indifference that the artist is compelled to make his talent important.

The future is like heaven. Everyone exalts it, but no one wants to go there now.

The future is like heaven. Everyone exalts it, but no one wants to go there now.

Hatred, which could destroy so much, never failed to destroy the man who hated and this was an immutable law.

Hatred, which could destroy so much, never failed to destroy the man who hated and this was an immutable law.