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. James Baldwin Pain [cbxwpbookmarkbtn show_count=0]
Read, read, read. Never stop reading. And when you can’t read anymore… write. James Baldwin Education, Learning, Writing [cbxwpbookmarkbtn show_count=0]
It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have. James Baldwin Justice, Power [cbxwpbookmarkbtn show_count=0]
The only way to live, is knowing you’re going to die. If you’re afraid to die, you’ll never be able to live. James Baldwin Life [cbxwpbookmarkbtn show_count=0]
You write in order to change the world…the world changes according to the way people see it, and if you alter, even but a millimetre the way people look at reality, then you change it. James Baldwin Awareness, Change, Perception [cbxwpbookmarkbtn show_count=0]
Freedom is not something that anybody can be given. Freedom is something people take, and people are as free as they want to be. James Baldwin Choice, Courage, Decision, Freedom [cbxwpbookmarkbtn show_count=0]
Caribou-Targhee National Forest Enthusiasm in our daily work lightens efforts and turns even labor into pleasant tasks. James Baldwin Attitude, Enthusiasm [cbxwpbookmarkbtn show_count=0]
Glacier National Park I am what time, circumstance, history, have made of me, certainly, but I am also, much more than that. So are we all. James Baldwin Possibility [cbxwpbookmarkbtn show_count=0]
Hawaii, Maui Not everything that is faced can be changed. But nothing can be changed until it is faced. James Baldwin Acceptance, Change [cbxwpbookmarkbtn show_count=0]
Arches National Park Children have never been good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them. James Baldwin Example, Listening [cbxwpbookmarkbtn show_count=0]
