You know, it's not the world that was my oppressor, because what the world does to you, if the world does it to you long enough and effectively enough, you begin to do to yourself. James A. Baldwin begineffectivelylong Change image and share on social
No people come into possession of a culture without having paid a heavy price for it. James A. Baldwin cultureheavypay Change image and share on social
The only thing that white people have that black people need, or should want, is power-and no one holds power forever. James A. Baldwin blackforeverhold Change image and share on social
To act is to be committed, and to be committed is to be in danger. James A. Baldwin actcommitdanger Change image and share on social
The face of a lover is an unknown, precisely because it is invested with so much of oneself. It is a mystery, containing, like all mysteries, the possibility of torment. James A. Baldwin faceinvestlover Change image and share on social
Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within. James A. Baldwin fearlivelove 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
When one begins to live by habit and by quotation, one has begun to stop living. James A. Baldwin beginhabitlive Change image and share on social
The world is before you and you need not take it or leave it as it was when you came in. James A. Baldwin leaveworld Change image and share on social
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
