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James Baldwin

“Identity would seem to be the garment with which one covers the nakedness of the self: in which case, it is best that the garment be loose, a little like the robes of the desert, through which one's nakedness can always be felt, and, sometimes, discerned. This trust in one's nakedness is all that gives one the power to change one's robes.”

James Baldwin, The Price of the Ticket: Collected Nonfiction, 1948-1985
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The Price of the Ticket: Collected Nonfiction, 1948-1985 The Price of the Ticket: Collected Nonfiction, 1948-1985 by James Baldwin
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