“One writes out of one thing only—one’s own experience. Everything depends on how relentlessly one forces from this experience the last drop, sweet or bitter, it can possibly give. This is the only real concern of the artist, to recreate out of the disorder of life that order which is art.” — James Baldwin, Notes of a Native Son
Sometimes James Baldwin hits the nail right on the head; this quote is one of those moments. His understanding of the human experience, the written word, and the words that come out of his mouth are all so poetic. Not that he’s perfect, but he says things that inspire me to be a better writer.
Who inspires you to write?
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