I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain.
"Me and My House" in Harper's (1955); republicado em Notes of a Native Son https://books.google.com.br/books?id=wmnVhmw3zVoC&printsec=frontcover&dq=Notes+of+a+Native+Son&hl=pt-BR&sa=X&ved=0CBsQ6AEwAGoVChMI296xud-1yAIVBoOQCh1A2ApO#v=onepage&q=%20imagine%20one%20of%20the%20reasons%20people%20cling%20to%20their%20hates%20so%20stubbornly&f=false (1955)
