Giving generously in romantic relationships, and in all other bonds, means recognizing when the other person needs our attention. Attention is an important resource.
Bell HooksThe capacity to love is tied to being able to be awake, to being able to move out of yourself and be with someone else in a manner that is not about your desire to possess them, but to be with them, to be in union and communion.
Bell HooksI think we have to choose, what are the issues that really matter? We have to trust that.
Bell HooksI think our culture doesn't recognize passion, because real passion has the power to disrupt boundaries.
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