The face of a lover

“People who treat other people as less than human must not be surprised when the bread they have cast on the waters comes floating back to them, poisoned.”     James Arthur Baldwin

“The sea rises, the light fails, lovers cling to each other, and children cling to us. The moment we cease to hold each other, the moment we break faith with one another, the sea engulfs us and the light goes out.”     James Arthur Baldwin

“Identity would seem to be the garment with which one covers the nakedness of the self, in which case, it is best that the garment be loose, a little like the robes of the desert, through which one’s nakedness can always be felt, and, sometimes, discerned. This trust in one’s nakedness is all that gives one the power to change one’s robes.”     James Arthur Baldwin

“I have always felt that the moment when first you wake up in the morning is the most wonderful of the 24 hours. No matter how weary or dreary you may feel, you possess the certainty that … absolutely anything may happen. And the fact that it practically always doesn’t , matters not one jot. The possibility is always there.”     Monica Baldwin

“The enjoyment of life would be instantly gone if you removed the possibility of doing something.”     Chauncey Depew