You don’t have a home until you leave it and then, when you… - James Baldwin

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You don’t have a home until you leave it and then, when you have left it, you never can go back.

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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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