I began writing a book on love because I felt that the United States is moving away from love.
BELL HOOKSGiving generously in romantic relationships, and in all other bonds, means recognizing when the other person needs our attention. Attention is an important resource.
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All our silences in the face of racist assault are acts of complicity.
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Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape.
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Honesty and openness is always the foundation of insightful dialogue.
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What we cannot imagine cannot come into being.
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Genuine love is rarely an emotional space where needs are instantly gratified.
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If we want a beloved community, we must stand for justice.
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When we face pain in relationships our first response is often to sever bonds rather than to maintain commitment.
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You can only realize change if you live simply. Once people want enormous excess, you can hardly do social change.
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If we give our children sound self-love, they will be able to deal with whatever life puts before them.
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Death is with you all the time; you get deeper in it as you move towards it, but it’s not unfamiliar to you. It’s always been there, so what becomes unfamiliar to you when you pass away from the moment is really life.
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Life-transforming ideas have always come to me through books.
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I feel that my environment reflects my belief in the grace and art and elegance of living simply.
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Being oppressed means the absence of choices.
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I think life experiences are different for people who know what they want as children.
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The practice of love offers no place of safety. We risk loss, hurt, pain. We risk being acted upon by forces outside our control.
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