"You can not describe anything without betraying your point of view, your aspirations, your fears, your hopes. Everything." ― James Baldwin From James Baldwin Novelist Added on 1/31/2026 About James Baldwin James Baldwin was an American writer and public intellectual known for essays, novels, and social criticism on race and identity. His major works include Go Tell It on the Mountain and The Fire Next Time. Born: 1924-08-02 Died: 1987-12-01 View all quotes from James Baldwin