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.

I met a lot of people in Europe. I even encountered myself.

I met a lot of people in Europe. I even encountered myself.

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.

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.

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.