not wholly

These concerns are not wholly unfounded.

I am feeling profound disappointment in my country, but this latest nightmare was not wholly unexpected after the blast in November of 2016.

As James Baldwin wrote, “Though we do not wholly believe it yet, the interior life is a real life, and the intangible dreams of people have a tangible effect on the world.”

That is a spiritual undertaking, a raw, intuitive desire that is not wholly just of the flesh but is the self, the spirit.

For now, those close to Payne are trying to make sense of his death, including whether there was more they could have done to intervene — while hoping that his chaotic final days will not wholly define his legacy.