“It was books that taught me that the things that tormented me most wer...” — James Baldwin Quote

“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.”

“It is a very rare man who does not victimize the helpless.”

“Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them.”

“I feel like artists and their lyrics are something that people can relate to when it comes to love and break-ups. I really want people to know how I felt when I went through a break up, when I really felt alive, and everything in between.”

“I'm alive. That's a good thing.”

“We sometimes freeze the specimen with liquid nitrogen, which is extremely cold, you know. This is another technique we use now - but the specimens are not alive.”