There are few things more dreadful than dealing with a man who knows he is going under, in his own eyes, and in the eyes of others. Nothing can help that man. What is left of that man flees from what is left of human attention. James A. Baldwin attentiondealdreadful share on social
Voyagers discover that the world can never be larger than the person that is in the world; but it is impossible to foresee this, it is impossible to be warned. James A. Baldwin discoverforeseeimpossible Change image and share on social
People who treat other people as less than human must not be surprised when the bread they have cast on the waters comes floating back to them, poisoned. James A. Baldwin backbreadcast Change image and share on social
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