bell hooks — 🌙 Solitude Quote

The art of being alone enables genuine non-escapist loving.

“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

The art of being alone enables genuine non-escapist loving.

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More from bell hooks

“Rarely if ever are any of us healed in isolation healing is an act of communion”

— bell hooks

“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

“To begin by always thinking of love as an action rather than a feeling is one way in which anyone using the word in this manner automatically assumes accountability”

— bell hooks

“Knowing how to be solitary is central to the art of loving and kindness toward yourself in solitude teaches you to be kind to others”

— bell hooks