--- title: "1 James Baldwin Quotes By Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah" description: "1 James Baldwin quotes by Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah. Plus more from Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah and more James Baldwin sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee1/rachel-kaadzi-ghansah-83120_five-years_james-baldwin-lived-in-this-house-for-mo_285604.jpg" --- > [“James Baldwin lived in this house for more than twenty-five years, and all that was left were half a dozen pink teacups and turquoise saucers buried by the house's rear wall, orange trees that were heavy with fruit, but the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-kaadzi-ghansah/james-baldwin-lived-in-this-house-for-more-than-twenty-five-years-and/) Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ee1/rachel-kaadzi-ghansah-83120_five-years_james-baldwin-lived-in-this-house-for-mo_285604.jpg) ## Other authors on James Baldwin ## More by Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah > [“James Baldwin lived in this house for more than twenty-five years, and all that was left were half a dozen pink teacups and turquoise…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-kaadzi-ghansah/james-baldwin-lived-in-this-house-for-more-than-twenty-five-years-and/) Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah > [“If I knew anything about being black in America it was that nothing was guaranteed, you couldn't count on a thing, and and all…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-kaadzi-ghansah/if-i-knew-anything-about-being-black-in-america-it-was-that-nothing/) Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah > [“So often I'm like, No, thanks, to all of that stuff, just give me the room to exist both in the shit and stars…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rachel-kaadzi-ghansah/so-often-i-m-like-no-thanks-to-all-of-that-stuff-just-give-me-the/) Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/james-baldwin/rachel-kaadzi-ghansah/#itemlist", "name": "1 James Baldwin Quotes By Rachel Kaadzi Ghansah", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“James Baldwin lived in this house for more than twenty-five years, and all that was left were half a dozen pink teacups and turquoise saucers buried by the house's rear wall, orange trees that were heavy with fruit, but the fruit was bitter and sharp to the taste. 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