Everyone wishes to be loved, but in the event, nearly no one can bear it. Everyone desires love but also finds it impossible to believe that he deserves it.
James A. BaldwinNot only was I not born to be a slave; I was not born to hope to become the equal of the slave master.
James A. BaldwinWhat passes for identity in America is a series of myths about one's heroic ancestors.
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