--- title: "4 Escape Quotes By Bell Hooks" description: "4 Escape quotes by Bell Hooks. Plus more from Bell Hooks and more Escape sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e28/bell-hooks-464_escape_when-we-can-be-alone-we-can-be-with-othe_592438.jpg" --- > [“When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as an escape.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/when-we-can-be-alone-we-can-be-with-others-without-using-them-as-an/) [bell hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e28/bell-hooks-464_escape_when-we-can-be-alone-we-can-be-with-othe_592438.jpg) > [Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/knowing-how-to-be-solitary-is-central-to-the-art-of-loving-when-we/) [bell hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eda/bell-hooks-464_art_knowing-how-to-be-solitary-is-central-to_604558.jpg) > [“But many of us seek community solely to escape the fear of being alone. Knowing how to be solitary is central to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/but-many-of-us-seek-community-solely-to-escape-the-fear-of-being/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5a3/bell-hooks-464_aloneness_but-many-of-us-seek-community-solely-to_1674217.jpg) > [Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. When we can be alone, we can be with others…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/knowing-how-to-be-solitary-is-central-to-the-art-of-loving-when-we-2/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/abe/bell-hooks-464_art_knowing-how-to-be-solitary-is-central-to_2515608.jpg) ## Other authors on Escape - [Craig D. Lounsbrough 7 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/escape/craig-d-lounsbrough/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-rumi-81702.jpg) Rumi 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/escape/rumi/) - [Heather Demetrios 6 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/escape/heather-demetrios/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-charles-bukowski-22166.jpg) Charles Bukowski 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/escape/charles-bukowski/) - [T. S. Eliot 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/escape/t-s-eliot/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-salman-rushdie-82434.jpg) Salman Rushdie 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/escape/salman-rushdie/) - [Mokokoma Mokhonoana 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/escape/mokokoma-mokhonoana/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-haruki-murakami-40784.jpg) Haruki Murakami 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/escape/haruki-murakami/) ## More by Bell Hooks > [Right now, for many Americans, class is being foregrounded like never before because of the economic situation. It doesn't mean that race doesn't matter,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/right-now-for-many-americans-class-is-being-foregrounded-like-never/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) > [“Most folks believe we are hardwired biologically to long for sex but they do not believe we are hardwired to long for love. Almost…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/most-folks-believe-we-are-hardwired-biologically-to-long-for-sex-but/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) > [... we need to interrogate "reverence," for idolization can be another way one is objectified and not really taken seriously.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/we-need-to-interrogate-reverence-for-idolization-can-be-another-way/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) > [Couples who rarely or never have sex can know lifelong love.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/couples-who-rarely-or-never-have-sex-can-know-lifelong-love/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) > [The power of patriarchy has been to make maleness feared and to make men feel that it is better to be feared that to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/the-power-of-patriarchy-has-been-to-make-maleness-feared-and-to-make/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) > [“I feel enormously blessed to be a successful black woman writer in this culture, but I have found my small fame, such as it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/i-feel-enormously-blessed-to-be-a-successful-black-woman-writer-in/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) > [Language is also a place of struggle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/language-is-also-a-place-of-struggle/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) > [In this culture, the phrase 'black woman' is not synonymous with 'tender,' or 'gentle.' It's as if those words couldn't possibly speak to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/in-this-culture-the-phrase-black-woman-is-not-synonymous-with-tender/) [bell hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) > [It's interesting to look at all the aspects where everyday Americans, many of whom are not college educated, are thinking deeply now about our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/it-s-interesting-to-look-at-all-the-aspects-where-everyday-americans/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) > [The true teacher is within us. A good teacher is someone who can help you to go back and touch the true teacher within,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/the-true-teacher-is-within-us-a-good-teacher-is-someone-who-can-help/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) > [“Advancing the notion that there can be many "feminisms" has served the conservative and liberal political interests of women seeking status and privileged class…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/advancing-the-notion-that-there-can-be-many-feminisms-has-served-the/) [bell hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) > [I love my family, even as I critique their dysfunctionalities.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/i-love-my-family-even-as-i-critique-their-dysfunctionalities/) [bell hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) > [You must have courage to love, you have to have a profound will to do what is right to love, and it does not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/you-must-have-courage-to-love-you-have-to-have-a-profound-will-to-do/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) > [To truly love we must learn to mix various ingredients - care, affection, recognition, respect, commitment, and trust, as well as honest and open…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/to-truly-love-we-must-learn-to-mix-various-ingredients-care-affection/) [Bell Hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) > [“Often emphasis on identity and lifestyle is appealing because it creates a false sense that one is engaged in praxis. However, praxis within any…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/often-emphasis-on-identity-and-lifestyle-is-appealing-because-it/) [bell hooks](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/bell-hooks/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/escape/bell-hooks/#itemlist", "name": "4 Escape Quotes By Bell Hooks", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as an escape.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Bell Hooks" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/bell-hooks/when-we-can-be-alone-we-can-be-with-others-without-using-them-as-an/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e28/bell-hooks-464_escape_when-we-can-be-alone-we-can-be-with-othe_592438.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e28/bell-hooks-464_escape_when-we-can-be-alone-we-can-be-with-othe_592438.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e28/bell-hooks-464_escape_when-we-can-be-alone-we-can-be-with-othe_592438.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When we can be alone, we can be with others without using them as an escape.” — bell hooks", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving. 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