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"Life is tragic simply because the earth turns and the sun inexorably rises and sets, and one day, for each of us, the sun will go down for the last, last time."

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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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