All awakening to love is spiritual awakening - bell hooks

When we are taught that safety lies always with sameness, then difference, of any kind, will appear as a threat

For 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?

Simply put, feminism is a movement to end sexism, sexist exploitation and oppression. I liked this definition because it does not imply that men were the enemy.