To be sensual, I think, is to respect and rejoice in the force of life…

James A. Baldwin
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To be sensual, I think, is to respect and rejoice in the force of life, of life itself, and to be present in all that one does, from the effort of loving to the breaking of bread. ✨ Eighty-Five from the Archive: James Baldwin by Erin Overbey, www.newyorker.com. February 11, 2010.
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To be sensual, I think, is to respect and rejoice in the force of life, of life itself, and to be present in all that one does, from the effort of loving to the breaking of bread. ✨ Eighty-Five from the Archive: James Baldwin by Erin Overbey, www.newyorker.com. February 11, 2010.

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