Time: the word tolled like the bells of a church. Fonny was… - James Baldwin

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Time: the word tolled like the bells of a church. Fonny was doing: time. In six months time, our baby would be here. Somewhere, in time, Fonny and I had met: somewhere, in time, we had loved; somewhere, no longer in time, but, now, totally, at time’s mercy, we loved.

James Baldwin

If Beale Street Could Talk · October 10, 2006 Verified in 1 source Sign up to see the complete provenance

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James Arthur Baldwin (2 August 1924 – 1 December 1987) was an American novelist, short story writer, playwright, essayist, and social critic.

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