Bell Hooks

When we face pain in relationships our first response is often to sever bonds rather than to maintain commitment. ↗

— Bell Hooks

#love

Living simply makes loving simple. ↗

— Bell Hooks

#simplicity #love

Love is a combination of care, commitment, knowledge, responsibility, respect and trust. ↗

— Bell Hooks

#love #self-knowledge #love

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. ↗

— Bell Hooks

#feminism

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. ↗

— Bell Hooks

#writing #culture

feminism is for everybody ↗

— Bell Hooks

#inspirational

Honesty and openness is always the foundation of insightful dialogue. ↗

— Bell Hooks

#love

One of the most subversive institutions in the United States is the public library.. ↗

— Bell Hooks

#self-esteem

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. ↗

— Bell Hooks

#life

There will be no mass-based feminist movement as long as feminist ideas are understood only by a well-educated few. ↗

— Bell Hooks

#education #feminism #education