James Baldwin Quote

To accept one's past—one's history—is not the same thing as drowning in it; it is learning how to use it.


The Fire Next Time (1963)


To accept one's past—one's history—is not the same thing as drowning in it; it is learning how to use it.

To accept one's past—one's history—is not the same thing as drowning in it; it is learning how to use it.

To accept one's past—one's history—is not the same thing as drowning in it; it is learning how to use it.

To accept one's past—one's history—is not the same thing as drowning in it; it is learning how to use it.