The question of sexual dominance can exist only in the nightmare of that soul which has armed itself, totally, against the possibility of the changing motion of conquest and surrender, which is love.

Quote by James A Baldwin

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

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

Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot...

Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot...

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...

Most of us are about as eager to be changed as we were to be...

Most of us are about as eager to be changed as we were to be...

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...

Those who say it can't be done are usually interrupted by others doing it.

Those who say it can't be done are usually interrupted by others doing it.

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...

Pessimists are the people who have no hope for themselves or for others. Pessimists are...

Pessimists are the people who have no hope for themselves or for others. Pessimists are...

There are few things more dreadful than dealing with a man who knows he is...

There are few things more dreadful than dealing with a man who knows he is...

Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never...

Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never...

Hatred, which could destroy so much, never failed to destroy the man who hated, and...

Hatred, which could destroy so much, never failed to destroy the man who hated, and...

Everybody's journey is individual. If you fall in love with a boy, you fall in...

Everybody's journey is individual. If you fall in love with a boy, you fall in...

I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this...

I love America more than any other country in this world, and, exactly for this...

It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious...

It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious...

The writer's greed is appalling. He wants, or seems to want, everything and practically everybody,...

The writer's greed is appalling. He wants, or seems to want, everything and practically everybody,...

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...

The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.

The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.

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,...

People who treat other people as less than human must not be surprised when the...

People who treat other people as less than human must not be surprised when the...

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...