Quotation by

James A. Baldwin

Love takes off masks that we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.

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Love helps us reveal our true selves by removing the false appearances we rely on to protect ourselves. It shows us that these protective layers are both unbearable to keep and impossible to hide behind.

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