I can't be a pessimist because I'm alive. To be a pessimist… - James Baldwin

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I can't be a pessimist because I'm alive. To be a pessimist means that you have agreed that human life is an academic matter.

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

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