bell hooks

“No black woman writer in this culture can write 'too much'. Indeed, no woman writer of any race can write 'too much'.”

“The moment we choose to love we begin to move against domination, against oppression. The moment we choose to love we begin to move towards freedom, to act in ways that liberate ourselves and others.”

“To be loving is to be open to grief, to be touched by sorrow, even sorrow that is unending.”