“I will not have my life narrowed down. I will not bow down to somebody else's whim or to someone else's ignorance.”… — Trista Hendren Copy Share Image
“Life-transforming ideas have always come to me through books.” - Bell Hooks” — Win Quier Copy Share Image
“...I learned the power of identity--the idea that even an uneducated woman, like myself, who hadn't read Mary Wollstonecraft or bell hooks,… — Amber Dawn Copy Share Image
“She wanted me to remember that pleasure is political--for the capacity to relax and play renews the spirit and makes it possible… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
I was influenced growing up by everything from Harlequin romances to Fedor Dostoyevsky and Albert Camus, James Baldwin, Toni Morrison, and later… — Danzy Senna Copy Share Image
The biggest thinker that's influenced my feminism is definitely Bell Hooks, who's a feminist cultural critic, because of her accessibility but also… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
I am passionate about everything in my life--first and foremost, passionate about ideas. And that's a dangerous person to be in this… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
“I was a young girl buying bubble gum at the corner store when I first really heard the full name bell hooks.… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
When I started blogging in 2004, I responded to every comment no matter how nasty the reader was. I was generally polite,… — Jessica Valenti Copy Share Image
“Read everything you can push into your skull. Read your mother’s diary. Read Assata. Read everything Gloria Steinem and bell hooks write.… — Gabby Rivera Copy Share Image
I read everything and anything related to being queer. I found solace in reading authors like Audre Lorde and bell hooks, who… — Patrisse Cullors Copy Share Image
People review my comic books. People review every article I write - 'The Atlantic' even publishes them. A great deal of the… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
When the feminist movement was at its zenith in the late 60's and early 70's, there was a lot of moving away… — Bell Hooks Copy Share Image
“The feminist philosophy that has shaped my thinking has been articulated most clearly by Marilyn Frye;67 Catharine MacKinnon68 has been influential in… — Robert Jensen Copy Share Image
