James Baldwin – 5 Quotes

5 Quotes by James Baldwin

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

The South is very beautiful but its beauty makes one sad because the lives that people live here, and have lived here, are so ugly.

– James Baldwin

The paradox of education is precisely this that as one begins to become conscious one begins to examine the society in which he is being educated.

– James Baldwin

An identity would seem to be arrived at by the way in which the person faces and uses his experience.

– James Baldwin

But the relationship of morality and power is a very subtle one. Because ultimately power without morality is no longer power.

– James Baldwin