It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most wer…

James A. Baldwin
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It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, or who had ever been alive. ✨ The New York Times, June 1, 1964.
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It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most were the very things that connected me with all the people who were alive, or who had ever been alive. ✨ The New York Times, June 1, 1964.

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