Quote by James Baldwin
The responsibility of a writer is to excavate the experience of th

The responsibility of a writer is to excavate the experience of the people who produced him. – James Baldwin

Other quotes by James Baldwin

It is rare indeed that people give. Most people guard and keep; they suppose that it is they themselves and what they identify with themselves that they are guarding and keeping, whereas what they are actually guarding and keeping is their system of reality and what they assume themselves to be. – James Baldwin

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Charity
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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

Category:
Anger
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No poet or novelist wishes he were the only one who ever lived, but most of them wish they were the only one alive, and quite a number fondly believe their wish has been granted. – W. H. Auden

People think that I can teach them style. What stuff it all is. Have something to say and say it as clearly as you can. That is the only secret of style. – Matthew Arnold

To steal ideas from one person is plagiarism, to steal ideas from many is research. – Anon.

It is rarely that you see an American writer who is not hopelessly sane. – Margaret Anderson

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Keep doing good deeds long enough, and youll probably turn out a good man in spite of yourself. – Louis Auchincloss

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A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. – Jesus Christ

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Love

I think that New York is not the cultural centre of America, but the business and administrative centre of American culture. – Saul Bellow

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Business

I do not fear Satan half so much as I fear those who fear him. – Saint Teresa of Avila

Category:
Fear