She was twenty and had come to realize that, though she had a voice, she wasn't a singer; that to endure and embrace the life of a singer demands a whole lot more than a voice.
James A. BaldwinI am certainly convinced that it is one of the greatest impulses of mankind to arrive at something higher than a natural state.
James A. BaldwinYou don't need numbers; you need passion, and this is proven by the history of the world!
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. BaldwinFor nothing is fixed, forever and forever, it is not fixed; the earth is always shifting, the light is always changing, the sea does not cease to grind down rock. Generations do not cease to be born, and we are responsible to them because we are the only witnesses they have. The sea rises, the light fails, lovers cling to each other and children cling to us. The moment we cease to hold each other, the moment we break faith with one another, the sea engulfs us and the light goes out.
James A. Baldwin