"People can't, unhappily, invent their mooring posts, their……" — James A. Baldwin
"People can't, unhappily, invent their mooring posts, their lovers and their friends, anymore than they can invent their parents. Life gives these and also takes them away and the great difficulty is to say Yes to life."
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339 Quotes by James A. Baldwin
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The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.
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People pay for what they do, and still more for what they have allowed themselves to become. And they pay…
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Be careful what you set your heart upon - for it will surely be yours.
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It is certain, in any case, that ignorance, allied with power, is the most ferocious enemy justice can have.
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Love him and let him love you. Do you think anything else under heaven really matters?
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