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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Everyone knew as much as they needed to know to be happy. ― Ian McEwan

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The less we love her when we woo her, The more we draw a woman in,

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Show the world how much you’ll fight for the winners circle. - Pat Riley

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Doom is a classic supervillain, akin to the Phantom of the Opera. It's not about revenge so much as, like, 'I'm back - now watch this!' It all boils down to the music. The mask is a slight theme for people to enjoy, and it adds mystery. -MF Doom

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If any female feels she need anything beyond herself to legitimate and validate her existence, she is already giving away her power to be self-defining, her agency. ― bell hooks

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All too often women believe it is a sign of commitment, an expression of love, to endure unkindness or cruelty, to forgive and forget. In actuality, when we love rightly we know that the healthy, loving response to cruelty and abuse is putting ourselves out of harm's way. ― Bell Hooks

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A woman must have money and a room of her own if she is to write fiction. ― Virginia Woolf

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A busy, vibrant, goal-oriented woman is so much more attractive than a woman who waits around for a man to validate her existence. ― Mandy Hale

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The biggest coward of a man is to awaken the love of a woman without the intention of loving her. ― Bob Marley

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