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"He could be helped in a certain way only because he was hurt in a certain way; and his help is simply to be enabled to move from one conundrum to the next ... from one disaster to the next."

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About James Baldwin

James Baldwin was an American writer and public intellectual known for essays, novels, and social criticism on race and identity. His major works include Go Tell It on the Mountain and The Fire Next Time.

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