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. BaldwinAfter my best friend jumped off the bridge, I knew that I was next. So-Paris. With forty dollars and a one-way ticket.
James A. BaldwinFreedom lurked around us and I understood, at last, that he could help us be free if we would listen, that he would never be free until we did.
James A. Baldwin