Unless a writer is extremely old when he dies, in which case he has probably become a neglected institution, his death must always seem untimely.
James A. BaldwinThere are few things under heaven more unnerving than the silent, accumulating contempt and hatred of a people.
James A. BaldwinWhen youโre writing, youโre trying to find out something which you donโt know. The whole language of writing for me is finding out what you donโt want to know, what you donโt want to find out. But something forces you to anyway.
James A. BaldwinLove does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is a growing up.
James A. Baldwin