“You think your pain and your heartbreak are unprecedented in the history of the world, but then you read”
— James Baldwin
Simplified Meaning:
When you feel very sad or hurt, you might think you are the only one who has ever felt this way. But, when you read stories from others, you see that many people have gone through similar feelings.
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