James Baldwin Quote

An invented past can never be used; it cracks and crumbles under the pressure of life like clay in a season of drought.


The Fire Next Time (1963)


An invented past can never be used; it cracks and crumbles under the pressure of life like clay in a season of drought.

An invented past can never be used; it cracks and crumbles under the pressure of life like clay in a season of drought.

An invented past can never be used; it cracks and crumbles under the pressure of life like clay in a season of drought.

An invented past can never be used; it cracks and crumbles under the pressure of life like clay in a season of drought.