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- James Baldwin
- 1963
- “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.”
- “Life is tragic simply because the earth turns and the sun inexorably rises and sets, and one day, for each of us, the sun will go down for the last, last time.
- “Love takes off the masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within. I use the word "love" here not merely in the personal sense but as a state of being, or a state of grace - not in the infantile American sense of being made happy but in the tough and universal sense of quest and daring and growth.”
- “The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.” ― James Baldwin, The Fire Next Time.
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0-679-74472-X. (Vintage Books, 1994) The Fire Next Time is a 1963 non-fiction book by James Baldwin, containing two essays: "My Dungeon Shook: Letter to my Nephew on the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Emancipation" and "Down at the Cross: Letter from a Region of My Mind". The book's title comes from a couplet in some versions of "Mary Don't ...
- James Baldwin
- 128
- 1963
- 1963
Recommended quote pages. #2: “But it was a criminal power, to be feared but not respected.” #3: “If the concept of God has any validity or any use, it can only be to make us larger, freer, and more loving. If God cannot do this, then it is time we got rid of Him.”.
The Fire Next Time: Characters & Quotes. Amy has a BA/MA Criminal Justice. Worked with youth for over 20 years in academic settings. Avid reader, history and mystery lover. 'The Fire Next Time' is ...
