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Wow, Giovanni's Room was pure magic. Beautifully written, beautiful story, everything was beautiful. His ability to capture, describe and portray characters and situations blew my mind! I cant wait to read more by baldwin, what a gifted, brilliant ma
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“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.”
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“No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.”
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“You wanna fly, you got to give up the shit that weighs you down.”
― Song of Solomon
― Song of Solomon
“The white man is very clever. He came quietly and peaceably with his religion. We were amused at his foolishness and allowed him to stay. Now he has won our brothers, and our clan can no longer act like one. He has put a knife on the things that held us together and we have fallen apart.”
― Things Fall Apart
― Things Fall Apart
“Mostly, I could tell, I made him feel uncomfortable. He didn't understand me, and he was sort of holding it against me. I felt the urge to reassure him that I was like everybody else, just like everybody else. But really there wasn't much point, and I gave up the idea out of laziness.”
― L'Étranger
― L'Étranger
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