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Love does not begin and end the way we seem to think it does. Love is a battle; love is a war; love is a growing up.

By James Baldwin
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James Baldwin (1924–1987) was an American novelist, essayist, poet, playwright, social critic, and activist. He is widely regarded as one of the twentieth century’s greatest thinkers and authors; his work often focused on the civil rights movement and the gay liberation movement.

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