It seems to be typical of life in America ... that the second generation has no time to talk to the first.
James A. BaldwinPeople can cry much easier than they can change, a rule of psychology people like me picked up as kids on the street.
James A. BaldwinThe purpose of art is to lay bare the questions that have been hidden by the answers.
James A. BaldwinYou're getting to be a big boy,' I said desperately, 'it's time you started thinking about your future.' 'I'm thinking about my future,' said Sonny, grimly. 'I think about it all the time.
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