Everybody's journey is individual. If you fall in love with a boy, you fall in love with a boy. The fact that many Americans consider it a disease says more about them than it does about homosexuality. James A. Baldwin americanboydisease share on social
To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time. James A. Baldwin consciouscountrynegro Change image and share on social
Nobody is more dangerous than he who imagines himself pure in heart; for his purity, by definition, is unassailable. James A. Baldwin dangerousdefinitionheart Change image and share on social
If the relationship of father to son could really be reduced to biology, the whole earth would blaze with the glory of fathers and sons. James A. Baldwin biologyblazeearth Change image and share on social
Love him and let him love you. Do you think anything else under heaven really matters? James A. Baldwin heavenlovematter Change image and share on social
It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, or who had ever been alive. James A. Baldwin alivebookconnect Change image and share on social
Nothing is more desirable than to be released from an affliction, but nothing is more frightening than to be divested of a crutch. James A. Baldwin afflictioncrutchdesirable Change image and share on social
The writer's greed is appalling. He wants, or seems to want, everything and practically everybody, in another sense, and at the same time, he needs no one at all. James A. Baldwin appallgreedpractically Change image and share on social
I want to be an honest man and a good writer. James A. Baldwin goodhonestman Change image and share on social
The power of the white world is threatened whenever a black man refuses to accept the white world's definitions. James A. Baldwin acceptblackdefinition Change image and share on social
