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Baldwin said being political reduced the power of writing. He evaded it. Yet the former generation came to diminish him. He resisted. He wanted to make ART!
— Feb 23, 2026 01:12PM
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I love the calm, historic feeling of this. People: Painters, authors, pastors. Places: the church, the home, the school. It's brick and ideas, steeple and canvas.
— Feb 09, 2026 07:50AM
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