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
James Joyce is right about history being a nightmare– but it may be that nightmare from which no one can awaken. People are trapped in history and history in trapped in them. – James Baldwin
We have all had the experience of finding that our reactions and perhaps even our deeds have denied beliefs we thought were ours. – James Baldwin
People who treat other people as less than human must not be surprised when the bread they have cast on the waters comes floating back to them, poisoned. – James Baldwin
Swedes are such a civilised, perfect society – at least on the surface. Theres a great safety net, a huge middle class, free education, free health care. People are very polite, they wait their turn. Theyre not too loud, theyre not too quiet, but sometimes its a little too perfect. – Alexander Skarsgard