Quote by James Baldwin
Confronted with the impossibility of remaining faithful to ones be

Confronted with the impossibility of remaining faithful to ones beliefs, and the equal impossibility of becoming free of them, one can be driven to the most inhuman excesses. – 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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Reading
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The question of sexual dominance can exist only in the nightmare of that soul which has armed itself, totally, against the possibility of the changing motion of conquest and surrender, which is love. – James Baldwin

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Belief
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Everything is possible for him who believes. – Bible

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I have never considered it my business to disabuse someone of a belief that makes life tolerable for them. – Robert Brault, rbrault.blogspot.com

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Once you begin to believe there is help out there, you will know it to be true. – Saint Bartholomew

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yamai wa ki kara
sickness is a thing of the spirit – Japanese Proverb

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If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail. – Abraham Maslow

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Live simply that others might simply live. – Elizabeth Ann Seton

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Theres no religion but sex and music. – Sting

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All truth is simple… is that not doubly a lie? – Friedrich Nietzsche

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