James Baldwin "Me and My House" in Harper's (November 1955); republished in Notes of a Native Son (1955)

I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.

— James Baldwin on Hatred

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain." in the context of "James Baldwin "Me and My House" in Harper's (November 1955); republished in Notes of a Native Son (1955)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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James Baldwin

About James Baldwin

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