There is an illusion about America, a myth about America to which we are clinging which has nothing to do with the lives we lead and I dont believe that anybody in this country who has really thought about it or really almost anybody who has been brought up against it--and almost all of us have one way or another--this collision between ones image of oneself and what one actually is is always very painful and there are two things you can do about it, you can meet the collision head-on and try to become what you really are or you can retreat and try to remain what you thought you were, which is a fantasy, in which you will certainly perish. James Baldwin
Posted on: Fri, 05 Dec 2014 13:03:40 +0000
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