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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

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The primary distinction of the artist is that he must actively cultivate that state which most men, necessarily, must avoid the state of being alone. – 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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A professional writer is an amateur who didnt quit. – Richard Bach

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

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Every writer hopes or boldly assumes that his life is in some sense exemplary, that the particular will turn out to be universal. – Martin Amis

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To write well, express yourself like common people, but think like a wise man. Or, think as wise men do, but speak as the common people do. – Aristotle

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Since the 18th century, many Western intellectuals have predicted religions imminent demise. – Jonathan Sacks

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There are a lot of female artists my age around at the moment, but theyre all American and blonde and blue-eyed and smiley. Im totally the opposite of that. I want to show a bit more attitude and I have an opinion. – Samantha Mumba

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We have our own history, our own language, our own culture. But our destiny is also tied up with the destinies of other people – history has made us all South Africans. – Mangosuthu Buthelezi

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The real hero is always a hero by mistake; he dreams of being an honest coward like everybody else. – Umberto Eco, Travels in Hyper Reality, 1986

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