To demystify the meaning of love, the art and practice of loving, we need to use sound definitions of love when talking with children, and we also ne… - bell hooks

As long as women are using class or race power to dominate other women, feminist sisterhood cannot be fully realized.

The first act of violence that patriarchy demands of males is not . Instead patriarchy demands of all males that they engage in acts of psychic self-mutilation, that they kill off the emotional parts of themselves. If an individual is not successful in emotionally crippling himself, he can count on patriarchal men to enact rituals of power that will assault his self-esteem.

Young people are cynical about love. Ultimately, cynicism is the great mask of the disappointed and betrayed heart.