But it was not the room's disorder which was frightening; it was the fact that when one began searching for the key to this disorder, one realized that it was not to be found in any of the usual places. For this was not a matter of habit or circumstance or temperament; it was a matter of punishment and grief.


Early Novels and Stories (ed. 1998)

James Baldwin Quotes

But it was not the room's disorder which was frightening; it was the fact that when one began searching for the key to this disorder, one realized...

But it was not the room's disorder which was frightening; it was the fact that when one began searching for the key to this disorder, one realized...

But it was not the room's disorder which was frightening; it was the fact that when one began searching for the key to this disorder, one realized...

But it was not the room's disorder which was frightening; it was the fact that when one began searching for the key to this disorder, one realized...