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Life-transforming ideas have always come to me through books.

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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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Art Function Imagination Inspirational Possible
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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Attention Bond Person Relationship Rescognize Rescouce Romantic
Since loving is about knowing, we have more meaningful love relationships when we know each other and it takes time to know each other.
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Each Other Love Meaning Relationship
Justice demands integrity. It’s to have a moral universe – not only know what is right or wrong but to put things in perspective, weigh things. Justice is different from violence and retribution; it requires complex accounting.
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Complex Demand Integrity Justice Moral Perspective Requirement Right Universe Weight Wrong
I think life experiences are different for people who know what they want as children.
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Children Different Experience Life People
My 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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Book Delicious Divine Ideas Passion Reading Rule Time Truth Wonderful
All our silences in the face of racist assault are acts of complicity.
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Act Feminism Racism Silence
I began writing a book on love because I felt that the United States is moving away from love.
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Book Country Love Writing
To know love we have to invest time and commitment.
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Commitment Investment Love Time
Genuine love is rarely an emotional space where needs are instantly gratified.
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Genuine Gratitude Instant Love Need Rare Space
I feel that my environment reflects my belief in the grace and art and elegance of living simply.
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Art Belief Elegance Environment Grace Live Reflection
When we face pain in relationships our first response is often to sever bonds rather than to maintain commitment.
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Bond Commitment Couple Maintain Pain Relationship Response
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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Black Enough Indeed Women Writing
If any female feels she need anything beyond herself to legitimate and validate her existence, she is already giving away her power to be self-defining, her agency.
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Agency Beyond Existence Feeling Female Feminism Herself Power She Validation
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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Control Force Hurt Loss Love Outside Pain Practice Risk Safety
The rage of the oppressed is never the same as the rage of the privileged.
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Oppression Privilege Rage

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