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James Baldwin quotes

American Educator, Writer August 6, 1924 – November 30, 1987

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The making of an American begins at the point where he himself rejects all other ties, any other history, and himself adopts the vesture of his adopted land. James Baldwin
James Baldwin quote: "The determination to outwit one's situation means that one has..."
The determination to outwit one's situation means that one has no models, only object lessons. James Baldwin
James Baldwin quote: "I can't believe what you say, because I see what you do."
I can't believe what you say, because I see what you do. James Baldwin
James Baldwin quote: "Do I really want to be integrated into a burning house?"
Do I really want to be integrated into a burning house? James Baldwin
This is the charged, the dangerous moment, when everything must be re-examined, must be made new, when nothing at all can be taken for granted. James Baldwin
James Baldwin quote: "There are few things under heaven more unnerving than the..."
There are few things under heaven more unnerving than the silent, accumulating contempt and hatred of a people. James Baldwin
James Baldwin quote: "When you're writing you're trying to find out something which..."
When you're writing you're trying to find out something which you don't know. James Baldwin
Yves did not like showers, he preferred long, scalding baths, with newspapers, cigarettes, and whiskey on a chair next to the bathtub, and with Eric nearby to talk to, to shampoo his hair, and to scrub his back. James Baldwin
James Baldwin quote: "The victim who is able to articulate the situation of the..."
The victim who is able to articulate the situation of the victim has ceased to be a victim: he or she has become a threat. James Baldwin
James Baldwin quote: "It ain't only the bad ones, nor yet the dumb ones that gets..."
It ain't only the bad ones, nor yet the dumb ones that gets sucked under. James Baldwin
James Baldwin quote: "We stared at each other across a narrow space that was full of..."
We stared at each other across a narrow space that was full of danger, that almost seemed to roar, like flame. James Baldwin
James Baldwin quote: "I can't what you say, because I see what you do."
I can't what you say, because I see what you do. James Baldwin
We are very cruelly trapped between what we would like to be and what we actually are. And we cannot possibly become what we would like to be until we are willing to ask ourselves just why the lives we lead on this continent are mainly so empty, so tame, and so ugly. James Baldwin
James Baldwin quote: "It is a very rare man who does not victimize the helpless."
It is a very rare man who does not victimize the helpless. James Baldwin
James Baldwin quote: "Whoever debases others is debasing himself."
Whoever debases others is debasing himself. James Baldwin

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