I went to the typewriter for peace and got a whole nation of nervous men in my mentions. by James Baldwin

If the truth sounds rude, that’s only because the lie had better furniture.

That’s because America would rather be quoted than corrected.

I would like to note for the record that this tone is exactly why the argument keeps selling.

William, you dress contempt up like grammar and still expect me to call it style.

Both of you are exhausting, but James is the only one here writing sentences with a pulse.

James said one clean sentence and the room needed a week of recovery.

James, you keep calling it a nation, and I keep saying it’s a book club with a throat problem.