Hatred, which could destroy so much, never failed to destroy the man who hated, and this was an immutable law.
JAMES BALDWINTrue rebels after all, are as rare as true lovers,and in both cases, to mistake a fever for passion can destroy one’s life.
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Most of us, no matter what we say, are walking in the dark, whistling in the dark.
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The price one pays for pursuing any profession or calling is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.
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Nothing is more desirable than to be released from an affliction, but nothing is more frightening than to be divested of a crutch.
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Our crown has already been bought and paid for. All we have to do is wear it.
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Hatred is always self hatred, and there is something suicidal about it.
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Confusion is a luxury which only the very, very young can possibly afford and you are not that young anymore.
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All I know about music is that not many people ever really hear it.
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Everybody’s journey is individual.
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The purpose of art is to lay bare the questions that have been hidden by the answers.
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Nobody is more dangerous than he who imagines himself pure in heart; for his purity, by definition, is unassailable.
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If the concept of God has any validity or any use, it can only be to make us larger, freer, and more loving. If God cannot do this, then it is time we got rid of Him.
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If I am not what you say I am, then you are not who you think you are.
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To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time.
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Trust life, and it will teach you, in joy and sorrow, all you need to know.
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Colour is not a human or a personal reality; it is a political reality.
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