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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."

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bell hooks was an American author, cultural critic, and feminist thinker whose writing examined race, gender, class, and education. Her work became foundational in contemporary feminist and social theory.

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