The price one pays for pursuing any profession, or calling, is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.
James Baldwin (1924-1987) American novelist, playwright, activist
“The Black Boy Looks at the White Boy,”
Esquire (May 1961)
Republished in Nobody Knows My Name (1961)
Added on 1-Feb-04 | Last updated 1-Aug-10
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