Not everything that is faced can be changed; but nothing can be changed until it is faced.
James Baldwin
Where these words come from
- 95% sureThese words were traced back to where they first appeared. That source is listed below.
- “As Much Truth As One Can Bear,” The New York Times Book Review, January 14, 1962, p. BR38, col. 5; Exact original punctuation reproduced in Quote Investigator’s documented research, citing the1962 ProQuest record. Original NYT page unavailable here; corroborated by BYU Criterion’s cited preface. Co
- “As Much Truth As One Can Bear,” The New York Times Book Review, January 14, 1962, p. BR38, col. 5
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