To know love we have to invest time and commitment.
BELL HOOKSGenuine love is rarely an emotional space where needs are instantly gratified.
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Feminism is for everybody.
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Life-transforming ideas have always come to me through books.
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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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I believe that it is impossible for two individuals not committed to their own and each other’s well being to sustain a healthy and enduring relationship.
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One of the most subversive institutions in the United States is the public library.
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Every terrorist regime in the world uses isolation to break people’s spirits.
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Giving 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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Living simply makes loving simple.
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I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else’s whim or to someone else’s ignorance.
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Genuine love is rarely an emotional space where needs are instantly gratified.
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When we drop fear, we can draw nearer to people, we can draw nearer to the earth, we can draw nearer to all the heavenly creatures that surround us.
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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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I began writing a book on love because I felt that the United States is moving away from love.
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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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Any society based on domination supports and condones violence.
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