I'm a super-duper over-analyzer. You mix that with self-doubt and pressure, and that's never healthy. -J. Cole

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When we face pain in relationships our first response is often to sever bonds rather than to maintain commitment. ― bell hooks

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It is most heartening to learn that young men and women, in their late teens and twenties, are increasingly attracted to meditative prayer in the Presence of Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. May all the faithful find in the Eucharist their source of strength and courage to imitate our Lady, totally open to his will in their daily lives. It is my hope that this devotion to Jesus in the Eucharist will spread to more and more parishes and dioceses across our nation. — John Joseph O'Connor

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Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as a means of escape. ― Bell Hooks

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Individuals who want to believe that there is no fulfillment in love, that true love does not exist, cling to these assumptions because this despair is actually easier to face than the reality that love is a real fact of life but is absent from their lives. ― bell hooks

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A healthy attitude is contagious but don't wait to catch it from others. Be a carrier. ― Tom Stoppard

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All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players - William Shakespeare

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You see a lot of smart guys with dumb women, but you hardly ever see a smart woman with a dumb guy.

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My definition of happiness is having something to do what you love to do, someone to love, and something to look forward to.

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No black woman writer in this culture can write "too much". Indeed, no woman writer can write "too much"...No woman has ever written enough ― bell hooks

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