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True rebels after all, are as rare as true lovers,and in both cases, to mistake a fever for passion can destroy one’s life.

James Baldwin

To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time.
JAMES BALDWIN

Consicious Country Negro Reative Time
Hatred, which could destroy so much, never failed to destroy the man who hated, and this was an immutable law.
JAMES BALDWIN

Destroy Failure Hate Hatred Law Man
People pay for what they do, and still more for what they have allowed themselves to become. And they pay for it very simply; by the lives they lead.
JAMES BALDWIN

Allow Lead Life Live Pay People
People don’t have any mercy. They tear you limb from limb, in the name of love.
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Disappointment Hurt Limb Love Mercy People
Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle, love is a war; love is a growing up.
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Battle Beginning Grow Love Thinking War
For these are all our children, we will all profit by or pay for what they become.
JAMES BALDWIN

Children Inspirational Pay Profit
Those who say it can’t be done are usually interrupted by others doing it.
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Inspirational Interrupt Sky
Artists are here to disturb the peace.
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Art Artist Disturb One Liner Peace
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

Deal Fear Hate Imagination Pain People Reason
You write in order to change the world, if you alter, even by a millimeter, the way people look at reality, then you can change it.
JAMES BALDWIN

Change People Reality World Writing
It is very nearly impossible to become an educated person in a country so distrustful of the independent mind.
JAMES BALDWIN

Distrustful Education Freedom Impossible Independence Mind Person
Confusion is a luxury which only the very, very young can possibly afford and you are not that young anymore.
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Afford Confusion Luxury Possible Young Youth
Do I really want to be integrated into a burning house?
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Burn Funny House Humour Integrated
Nothing is more desirable than to be released from an affliction, but nothing is more frightening than to be divested of a crutch.
JAMES BALDWIN

Affliction Crutch Desire Frightened Release
You have to go the way your blood beats. If you don’t live the only life you have, you won’t live some other life, you won’t live any life at all.
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Beat Blood Inspirational Life Live Positive
Guilt is a luxury that we can no longer afford.
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Afford Grief Guilt Hurt Luxury One Liner

True 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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True 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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