Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by James A. Baldwin

Quote by James A. Baldwin

“The sea rises, the light fails, lovers cling to each other and children cling to us. The moment we cease to hold each other, the moment we break faith with one another, the sea engulfs us and the light goes out.”

Quote by James A. Baldwin

Create image

Author

James A. Baldwin
James A. Baldwin

James A. Baldwin was an American novelist, essayist, and playwright. His works explored themes of race, gender, sexuality, and the class structure of American society. Baldwin is known for his profound social criticism and insight into the human condition. more

You May Also Like

“But you have to understand, mental illness is like cholesterol. There is is good kind and the bad. Without the good kind- less flavor to life. Van Gogh, Beethoven, Edgar Allen Poe, Sylvia Plath, Pink Floyd (the early Piper at the Gates of Dawn line up), scientific breakthroughs, spiritual revolution, utopian visions, zany nationalism that kills millions- wait, that’s the bad kind. Tim Dorsey (Hurricane Punch)”

KindSpiritualWaitingLinesVisionMillionsRevolutionIllnessMental IllnessDawnNationalismGatesFlavorVansBreakthroughHurricanesUtopianPipersCholesterolPlathEdgar Allen
Author:Tim Dorsey
Create image

“In fact, it comes to this: nobody is capable of really thinking about anyone, even in the worst calamity. For really to think about someone means thinking about that person every minute of the day, without letting one’s thoughts be diverted by anything- by meals, by a fly that settles on one’s cheek, by household duties, or by a sudden itch somewhere. But there are always flies and itches. That’s why life is difficult to live.”

ThinkingMeanPersonsFactsLife IsDifficultMinutesWorstDutyCapableSettlingMealsCheeksHouseholdCalamityLife Is Difficult
Book:The Plague
Create image