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“I colonized the colonizer’s space of authority. I made myself free in chains and held that courtroom captive to my freedom.”
― Against the Loveless World
― Against the Loveless World
“In omnibus requiem quaesivi, et nusquam inveni nisi in angulo cum libro.
(Everywhere I have sought peace and not found it, except in a corner with a book.)”
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(Everywhere I have sought peace and not found it, except in a corner with a book.)”
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“Peut-être, répondit le docteur, mais vous savez, je me sens plus de solidarité avec les vaincus qu'avec les saints. Je n'ai pas de goût, je crois, pour l'héroïsme et la sainteté. Ce qui m'intéresse, c'est d'être un homme.”
― The Plague
― The Plague
“I think in saying 'loved each other,' Baldwin doesn't just mean the living. To survive by loving each other means to love our ancestors too. To know their pain, struggles, and joys. It means to love our collective memory, who we are, where we come from..”
― Against the Loveless World
― Against the Loveless World
“Freeing yourself was one thing, claiming ownership of that freed self was another.”
― Beloved
― Beloved
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