Living simply makes loving simple.
bell hooksNo black woman writer in this culture can write "too much". Indeed, no woman writer can write "too much". No woman has ever written enough.
bell hooksKnowing 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.
Solitude & Being Alonebell hooksLove is an action, never simply a feeling.
bell hooksFor me, forgiveness 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?
bell hooksAny society based on domination supports and condones violence.
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