As usual, there is a great woman behind every idiot.- John Lennon

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Where there is so much racket, there must be something out of kilter ― Sojourner Truth

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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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But when a woman decides to sleep with a man, there is no wall she will not scale, no fortress she will not destroy, no moral consideration she will not ignore at its very root: there is no God worth worrying about.

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I do not care so much what I am to others as I care what I am to myself. ― Michel de Montaigne

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A daughter without her mother is a woman broken. It is a loss that turns to arthritis and settles deep into her bones — Kristin Hannah

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To return to love, to get the love we always wanted but never had, to have the love we want but are not prepared to give, we seek romantic relationships. We believe these relationships, more than any other, will rescue and redeem us. True love does have the power to redeem but only if we are ready for redemption. Love saves us only if we want to be saved. ― bell hooks

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If a woman sleeps alone it puts a shame on all men. God has a very big heart, but there is one sin He will not forgive. If a woman calls a man to her bed and he will not go.

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If you can make a woman laugh, you can make her do anything. ― Marilyn Monroe

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The practice of love offers no place of safety. We risk loss, hurt, pain. We risk being acted upon by forces outside our control. ― Bell Hooks

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