Life-transforming ideas have always come to me through books.
BELL HOOKSLife-transforming ideas have always come to me through books.
BELL HOOKSThe function of art is to do more than tell it like it is-it’s to imagine what is possible.
BELL HOOKSWhenever women struggle with breast cancer and face better care than ever, that’s feminism.
BELL HOOKSTo know love we have to invest time and commitment.
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.
BELL HOOKSI began writing a book on love because I felt that the United States is moving away from love.
BELL HOOKSOne of the most subversive institutions in the United States is the public library.
BELL HOOKSWhen we choose to love, we choose to move against fear, against alienation and separation. The choice to love is a choice to connect, to find ourselves in the other.
BELL HOOKSI 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.
BELL HOOKSLiving simply makes loving simple.
BELL HOOKSOnce you do away with the idea of people as fixed, static entities, then you see that people can change, and there is hope.
BELL HOOKSThe rage of the oppressed is never the same as the rage of the privileged.
BELL HOOKSIf you do not know what you feel, then it is difficult to choose love; it is better to fall. Then you do not have to be responsible for your actions.
BELL HOOKSA major part of love is commitment. If we are committed to someone, if I’m committed to loving you, then it’s not possible for me to fall out of love.
BELL HOOKSThe one person who will never leave us, whom we will never lose, is ourself. Learning to love our female selves is where our search for love must begin.
BELL HOOKSForgiveness and compassion are always linked: how do we hold people accountable for wrongdoing and yet at the same time remain in touch with their humanity enough to believe in their capacity to be transformed?
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