At bottom, to be colored means that one has been caught in some utterly unbelievable cosmic joke, a joke so hideous and in such bad taste that it defeats all categories and definitions.
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. BaldwinIf you think too far ahead, if you even try to think too far ahead, you'll never make it.
James A. BaldwinTell me, he said, "What is this thing about time? Why is it better to be late than early? People are always saying, we must wait, we must wait. what are they waiting for?" "Well [โฆ] I guess people wait in order to make sure of what they feel." "And when you have waitedโ-has it made you sure?
James A. Baldwin