I was delighted to come across your newsletter - I appreciate your vulnerability. I do want to give credit where credit is due - the remarkable quote attributed to Maria Popova actually belongs to James Baldwin. As I reread Maria's newsletter, I can see how the misattribution happened. I'm passing this along, so you don't miss out on other James Baldwin treasures. :)
Hi Carol! Thanks for taking the time to respond. The quote you point out is the first paragraph of this article: https://www.themarginalian.org/2022/01/31/james-baldwin-nothing-personal-love/ ... the Baldwin quote Popova refers to in the second paragraph is this one: "One discovers the light in darkness, that is what darkness is for; but everything in our lives depends on how we bear the light. It is necessary, while in darkness, to know that there is a light somewhere, to know that in oneself, waiting to be found, there is a light." You have prompted me to dig deeper into Baldwin's writing though :) thank you!
I was delighted to come across your newsletter - I appreciate your vulnerability. I do want to give credit where credit is due - the remarkable quote attributed to Maria Popova actually belongs to James Baldwin. As I reread Maria's newsletter, I can see how the misattribution happened. I'm passing this along, so you don't miss out on other James Baldwin treasures. :)
Hi Carol! Thanks for taking the time to respond. The quote you point out is the first paragraph of this article: https://www.themarginalian.org/2022/01/31/james-baldwin-nothing-personal-love/ ... the Baldwin quote Popova refers to in the second paragraph is this one: "One discovers the light in darkness, that is what darkness is for; but everything in our lives depends on how we bear the light. It is necessary, while in darkness, to know that there is a light somewhere, to know that in oneself, waiting to be found, there is a light." You have prompted me to dig deeper into Baldwin's writing though :) thank you!