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.

Quote by James Baldwin

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It is only in his music, which Americans are able to admire because a protective...

It is only in his music, which Americans are able to admire because a protective...

An identity would seem to be arrived at by the way in which the person...

An identity would seem to be arrived at by the way in which the person...

The paradox of education is precisely this; that as one begins to become conscious one...

The paradox of education is precisely this; that as one begins to become conscious one...

It is a great shock at the age of five or six to find that...

It is a great shock at the age of five or six to find that...

But the relationship of morality and power is a very subtle one. Because ultimately power...

But the relationship of morality and power is a very subtle one. Because ultimately power...

An identity would seem to be arrived at by the way in which the person...

An identity would seem to be arrived at by the way in which the person...

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...

The primary distinction of the artist is that he must actively cultivate that state which...

The primary distinction of the artist is that he must actively cultivate that state which...

We have all had the experience of finding that our reactions and perhaps even our...

We have all had the experience of finding that our reactions and perhaps even our...

Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love...

Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love...

The purpose of art is to lay bare the questions which have been hidden by...

The purpose of art is to lay bare the questions which have been hidden by...

Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it...

Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it...

Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it...

Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it...

The reason people think it's important to be white is that they think it's important...

The reason people think it's important to be white is that they think it's important...

Europe has what we do not have yet, a sense of the mysterious and inexorable...

Europe has what we do not have yet, a sense of the mysterious and inexorable...

I met a lot of people in Europe. I even encountered myself.

I met a lot of people in Europe. I even encountered myself.

The face of a lover is an unknown, precisely because it is invested with so...

The face of a lover is an unknown, precisely because it is invested with so...

I'm sorry I mistook all our laughs, long nights, sweet texts and inside jokes as...

I'm sorry I mistook all our laughs, long nights, sweet texts and inside jokes as...

Do not waste yourself in rejection; do not bark against the bad, but chant the...

Do not waste yourself in rejection; do not bark against the bad, but chant the...

How could an Angel break my heart? Why didnt he catch my falling star? I...

How could an Angel break my heart? Why didnt he catch my falling star? I...