Quote by James Baldwin
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Be careful what you set your heart upon — for it will surely be yours. – James Baldwin

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When the book comes out it may hurt you — but in order for me to do it, it had to hurt me first. I can only tell you about yourself as much as I can face about myself. – James Baldwin

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Rage cannot be hidden, it can only be dissembled. This dissembling deludes the thoughtless, and strengthens rage and adds, to rage, contempt. – James Baldwin

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An identity would seem to be arrived at by the way in which the person faces and uses his experience. – James Baldwin

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Unbridled gratification produces unbridled desire. – Proverb

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There are no better masters than poverty and wants. – Danish proverb

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Those who restrain their desires, do so because theirs is weak enough to be restrained. – William Blake

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Man is a creation of desire, not a creation of need. – Gaston Bachelard

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