“Love takes off the masks that we fear we cannot
live without and know we cannot live within. I use the word ‘love’ here not
merely in the personal sense but as a state of being, or a state of grace—not
in the infantile American sense of being made happy but in the tough and
universal sense of quest and daring and growth.” ―African-American
novelist-essayist James Baldwin (1924-1987), The Fire Next Time (1963)Tuesday, August 22, 2017
Quote of the Day (James Baldwin, on How Love Takes Off Our Masks)
“Love takes off the masks that we fear we cannot
live without and know we cannot live within. I use the word ‘love’ here not
merely in the personal sense but as a state of being, or a state of grace—not
in the infantile American sense of being made happy but in the tough and
universal sense of quest and daring and growth.” ―African-American
novelist-essayist James Baldwin (1924-1987), The Fire Next Time (1963)
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