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“People can’t, unhappily, invent their mooring posts, their lovers and their friends, anymore than they can invent their parents. Life gives these and also takes them away and the great difficulty is to say Yes to life.” 
― James Baldwin, Giovanni’s Room

James Baldwin, August 2, 1924 – December 1, 1987. Happy birthday to you too, dearest beautiful creature.

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    Happy Bday to my Godpops from another era . Giovanni’s Room also happens to be my favorite Baldwin book to date.

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