James Baldwin ( 10 of 12 )
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.
It is very nearly impossible... to become an educated person in a country so distrustful of the independent mind.
It is very nearly impossible... to become an educated person in a country so distrustful of the independent mind.
A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a child cannot afford to be fooled. -James Baldwin.
A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a child cannot afford to be fooled. -James Baldwin.
If you're afraid to die, you will not be able to live.
If you're afraid to die, you will not be able to live.
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.
Money, it turned out, was exactly like sex, you thought of nothing else if you didn't have it and thought read more
Money, it turned out, was exactly like sex, you thought of nothing else if you didn't have it and thought of other things if you did.
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.
I met a lot of people in Europe. I even encountered myself.
I met a lot of people in Europe. I even encountered myself.
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.
When one begins to live by habit and by quotation, one has begun to stop living.
When one begins to live by habit and by quotation, one has begun to stop living.
