James Arthur Baldwin

1924-1987, African-American Writer, Dramatist, Poet, Civil Rights Activist

Art
All art is a kind of confession, more or less oblique.

Great art can only be created out of love.

Avoidance / Denial / Refusal
You cannot fix what you will not face.
Belief / Religion
If the concept of God has any validity or 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 , 1962

Wisdom for The Soul: Five Millennia of Prescriptions for Spiritual Healing , © 2004