Home » Quote » James Baldwin » „When you’re writing you’re trying to find out something which you don’t know.“ „When you’re writing you’re trying to find out something which you don’t know.“ — James Baldwin Related quotes „There was a moment when I changed from an amateur to a professional. I assumed the burden of a profession, which is to write even when you don't want to, don't much like what you're writing, and aren't writing particularly well.“ — Agatha Christie „It's best to have your tools with you. If you don't, you're apt to find something you didn't expect and get discouraged.“ — Stephen King „If you do not know where you come from, then you don't know where you are, and if you don't know where you are, then you don't know where you're going. And if you don't know where you're going, you're probably going wrong.“ — Terry Pratchett „Smiling makes me feel weak and not in control and not powerful and small.Writing a song is so personal. You have to have trust in someone you're working with; otherwise, you're not gonna come out with something that's really you.“ — Billie Eilish „The dance goes from realizing that you're separate (which is the awakening) to then trying to find your way back into the totality of which you are not only a part, but which you are.“ — Ram Dass „Jesus man! You don't look for acid! Acid finds you when it thinks you're ready.“ — Hunter S. Thompson