I began writing a book on love because I felt that the United States is moving away from love.
BELL HOOKSMy idea of a delicious time is to read a book that is wonderful. But the ruling passion of my life is being a seeker after truth and the divine.
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No black woman writer in this culture can write “too much”. Indeed, no woman writer can write “too much”. No woman has ever written enough.
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There will be no mass-based feminist movement as long as feminist ideas are understood only by a well-educated few.
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To love well is the task in all meaningful relationships, not just romantic bonds.
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To know love we have to invest time and commitment.
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The function of art is to do more than tell it like it is-it’s to imagine what is possible.
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Honesty and openness is always the foundation of insightful dialogue.
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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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Once you do away with the idea of people as fixed, static entities, then you see that people can change, and there is hope.
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Sometimes people try to destroy you, precisely because they recognize your power – not because they don’t see it, but because they see it and they don’t want it to exist.
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Living simply makes loving simple.
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Every terrorist regime in the world uses isolation to break people’s spirits.
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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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Being oppressed means the absence of choices.
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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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The rage of the oppressed is never the same as the rage of the privileged.
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