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Recent Quotes by James Baldwin

A child cannot be

A child cannot be taught by anyone who despises him and a child cannot afford to be fooled.

The purpose of art

The purpose of art is to lay bare the questions which have been hidden by the answers.

Money it turned out

Money it turned out was exactly like sex you thought of nothing else if you didnt have it and thought of other things if you did.

People pay for what

People pay for what they do and still more for what they have allowed themselves to become. And they pay for it very simply; by the lives they lead.