Quotes by James Baldwin
Love 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.
Baldwin, James
Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.
Baldwin, James
Children have never been good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.
Baldwin, James
Nothing is more desirable than to be released from an affliction, but nothing is more frightening than to be divested of a crutch.
Baldwin, James
Everything in life depends on how that life accepts its limits.
Baldwin, James
I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.
Baldwin, James
I met a lot of people in Europe. I even encountered myself.
Baldwin, James
The moment we break faith with one another, the sea engulfs us and the light goes out.
Baldwin, James