Most of us are about as eager to change as we were to be born, and go …

James A. Baldwin
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Most of us are about as eager to change as we were to be born, and go through our changes in a similar state of shock. ✨ As Much Truth As One Can Bear. The New York Times Book Review, January 14, 1962.
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Most of us are about as eager to change as we were to be born, and go through our changes in a similar state of shock. ✨ As Much Truth As One Can Bear. The New York Times Book Review, January 14, 1962.

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