Alex Burger

“People are trapped in history and history is trapped in them.”

–James Baldwin

“Be careful what you set your heart upon – for it will surely be yours.”

–James Baldwin

“Those who say it can’t be done are usually interrupted by others doing it.”

–James Baldwin

“The most dangerous creation of any society is the man who has nothing to lose.”

–James Baldwin

“There must be quite a few things that a hot bath won’t cure, but I don’t know many of them.”

–Sylvia Plath

“To be a Negro in this country and to be relatively conscious is to be in a rage almost all the time.”

–James Baldwin

“Art is coming face to face with yourself.”

–Jackson Pollock

“Justice is what love looks like in public.”

–Cornel West

“The purpose of art is washing the dust of daily life off our souls.”

–Pablo Picasso

“To draw you must close your eyes and sing.”

–Pablo Picasso