God Quote by James Baldwin — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Men--not just babies like you, but old men, too--they always need a woman to tell them the truth.”

“It seems to me that one ought to rejoice in the fact of death-- ought to decide, indeed, to earn one's death by confronting with passion the conundrum of life. One is responsible to life: It is the small beacon in that terrifying darkness from which we come and to which we shall return. One must negotiate this passage as nobly as possible, for the sake of those who are coming after us.”

“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist.”

“The role of the artist is exactly the same as the role of the lover. If I love you, I have to make you conscious of the things you don’t see.”

“Of course, I must say that I don't think America is God's gift to anybody--if it is, God's days have”

“I thought of the people before me who had looked down at the river and gone to sleep beneath it. I wondered about them. I wondered how they had done it--it, the physical act.”

“Even if there were pains in Heaven, all who understand would desire them.”

“Realize this – your anger with God does not drive a wedge between you and Him. It is your silence that drives the wedge. - Prodigal Life”

“Only God can take our failures and turn them into victories.”

“Oh my God ... YOU are real.”

“Woods are grim places. Farmers shoot squirrels, crows, magpies, and hang them up on trees to warn Mother Nature to get it together or else. Much notice she takes, being in league with God. They're a right pair, more carnage than the rest of us put together.”

“I believe that people who are devoutly religious, within any specific religion, have no true respect for the ultimate vastness that is God.”