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

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Topics: Always Books Come Ideas Me Through

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Every terrorist regime in the world uses isolation to break people's spirits.

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Topics: Break Every Isolation People Regime Spirits Terrorist Uses World

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Some people act as though art that is for a mass audience is not good art, and I think this has been a very negative thing. I know that I have wanted very much to write books that are accessible to the widest audience possible.

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Topics: Accessible Act Art Audience Been Books Good Good Art Know Mass Much Negative People Possible Some Some People Thing Think Though Very Wanted Write I Think

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It's in the act of having to do things that you don't want to that you learn something about moving past the self. Past the ego.

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Topics: About Act Ego Having Learn Moving Past Self Something Things Want You

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I feel that my environment reflects my belief in the grace and art and elegance of living simply.

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Topics: Art Belief Elegance Environment Feel Grace Living Reflects Simply I Feel

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I think I was always obsessed with esthetics.

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Topics: Always Obsessed Think I Think

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In this culture, the phrase 'black woman' is not synonymous with 'tender,' or 'gentle.' It's as if those words couldn't possibly speak to the reality of black females.

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Topics: Black Culture Females Gentle Phrase Possibly Reality Speak Synonymous Tender Those Woman Words

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I love my family, even as I critique their dysfunctionalities.

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Topics: Critique Even Family Love I Love

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It really fascinates me what white people are allowed to write about.

~Bell Hooks

Topics: About Allowed Fascinates Me People Really White Write

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I thought about how we need to make children feel that there are times in their lives when they need to be alone and quiet and to be able to accept their aloneness.

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Topics: Able About Accept Alone Children Feel How Lives Make Need Quiet Thought Times

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Critic

Born: September 25th, 1952

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