The writer's greed is appalling. He wants, or seems to want, everything and practically everybody, in another sense, and at the same time, he needs no one at all.

Quote by James A Baldwin

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People can cry much easier than they can change.

People can cry much easier than they can change.

A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a child cannot afford...

A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him, and a child cannot afford...

You know, it's not the world that was my oppressor, because what the world does...

You know, it's not the world that was my oppressor, because what the world does...

The price one pays for pursuing any profession, or calling, is an intimate knowledge of...

The price one pays for pursuing any profession, or calling, is an intimate knowledge of...

Voyagers discover that the world can never be larger than the person that is in...

Voyagers discover that the world can never be larger than the person that is in...

It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the...

It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the...

To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be...

To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be...

No people come into possession of a culture without having paid a heavy price for...

No people come into possession of a culture without having paid a heavy price for...

When a man asks himself what is meant by action he proves that he isn't...

When a man asks himself what is meant by action he proves that he isn't...

The questions which one asks oneself begin, at least, to illuminate the world, and become...

The questions which one asks oneself begin, at least, to illuminate the world, and become...

The question of sexual dominance can exist only in the nightmare of that soul which...

The question of sexual dominance can exist only in the nightmare of that soul which...

There is a sanctity involved with bringing a child into this world: it is better...

There is a sanctity involved with bringing a child into this world: it is better...

Love him and let him love you. Do you think anything else under heaven really...

Love him and let him love you. Do you think anything else under heaven really...

The world is before you and you need not take it or leave it as...

The world is before you and you need not take it or leave it as...

Life is tragic simply because the earth turns and the sun inexorably rises and sets,...

Life is tragic simply because the earth turns and the sun inexorably rises and sets,...

The future is like heaven, everyone exalts it, but no one wants to go there...

The future is like heaven, everyone exalts it, but no one wants to go there...

I've always believed that you can think positive just as well as you can think...

I've always believed that you can think positive just as well as you can think...

Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be...

Anyone who has ever struggled with poverty knows how extremely expensive it is to be...

Any writer, I suppose, feels that the world into which he was born is nothing...

Any writer, I suppose, feels that the world into which he was born is nothing...

If the relationship of father to son could really be reduced to biology, the whole...

If the relationship of father to son could really be reduced to biology, the whole...