&

theparisreview:

“I don’t try to be prophetic, as I don’t sit down to write literature. It is simply this: a writer has to take all the risks of putting down what he sees. No one can tell him about that. No one can control that reality. It reminds me of something Pablo Picasso was supposed to have said to Gertrude Stein while he was painting her portrait. Gertrude said, ‘I don’t look like that.’ And Picasso replied, ‘You will.’ And he was right.”

—James Baldwin, who was born today, August 2, 1924.

(via seeminglydistant)

9 months ago

1. madame-lexistence reblogged this from theparisreview
2. the-rebel-a likes this
3. marquitaharris reblogged this from theparisreview and added:

   This reminds me of a discussion at FIT I attended with the author’s of the new book on Antonio Lopez. The authors, Roger...

4. natthebuddhist likes this
5. harcamone likes this
6. natthebuddhist reblogged this from theparisreview
7. pauleanadosal likes this
8. sageg16 likes this
9. misstinaralph likes this
10. teachingscribe likes this
11. pure-anna reblogged this from theparisreview
12. onward-tothefuture likes this
13. mychaotic-mind reblogged this from theparisreview
14. mychaotic-mind likes this
15. jordanpappas reblogged this from theparisreview
16. figmentsoftruth likes this
17. br13r likes this
18. xolsc reblogged this from theparisreview
19. jai-danielle likes this
20. takeriskwithopenhearts reblogged this from lover-root
21. juniper-garden likes this
22. eurekablog reblogged this from natthebuddhist
23. stfumaryjane likes this
24. youweretheonethrowingdyingstars reblogged this from theparisreview
25. magnolialearned reblogged this from triquarterly
26. cassette88 reblogged this from cruiseorbecruised
27. everseeking reblogged this from theparisreview
28. themonotonousmonster likes this
29. vaganja likes this
30. slamrichmond likes this
31. stoopspeabody reblogged this from guerrillamamamedicine
32. stoopspeabody likes this
33. nebulaectoplasm likes this
34. funkyfest likes this
35. ruinedbyliterature likes this
36. nainstella reblogged this from theparisreview
37. 0versite reblogged this from callyourgurlfriend and added:

    “I don’t try to be prophetic, as I don’t sit down to write literature. It is simply this: a writer has to take all the...

38. ssssleeptalk likes this
39. decoeur reblogged this from theparisreview and added:

    the greatest non-fiction essays ever written.

40. servemethesky reblogged this from greatsavebylundqvist
41. hibscus reblogged this from shotdownartist
42. roropcoldchain reblogged this from nezua
43. lou-smiler reblogged this from theparisreview
44. book-nerd-timothy reblogged this from theparisreview
45. book-nerd-timothy likes this
46. ossedelamorre reblogged this from theparisreview
47. weepretzels reblogged this from thetinhouse
48. rainbow-of-secrets likes this
49. sondinivm likes this
50. gabcc likes this
51. Show more notesLoading...