'Somebody,' said Jacques, 'your father or mine, should have told us that not many people have ever died of love. But multitudes have perished, and are perishing every hour — and in the oddest places! — for the lack of it.'" - Meaning and context.">
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Pt. 1, Ch. 3 - p. 51
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'Somebody,' said Jacques, 'your father or mine, should have told us that not many people have ever died of love. But multitudes have perished, and are perishing every hour — and in the oddest places! — for the lack of it.'

— James Baldwin

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets " 'Somebody,' said Jacques, 'your father or mine, should have told us that not many people have ever died of love. But multitudes have perished, and are perishing every hour — and in the oddest places! — for the lack of it.'" in the context of "Pt. 1, Ch. 3 - p. 51" 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.