Baldwin

Famous quotes containing the word baldwin:

“All over Harlem, Negro boys and girls are growing into stunted maturity, trying desperately to find a place to stand; and the wonder is not that so many are ruined but that so many survive.”
—James Baldwin (1924–1987)

“Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.”
—James Baldwin (1924–1987)

“There is a “sanctity” involved with bringing a child into this world: it is better than bombing one out of it.”
—James Baldwin (1924–1987)