"I told my parents when I was 12 I'd be a writer." — bell hooks

I think life experiences are different for people who know what they want as children.

My idea of a delicious time is to read a book that is wonderful. But the ruling passion of my life is being a seeker after truth and the divine.

I think the Women's movement has had a major impact on everybody's lives in our nation and in the world as a whole.

Why is it that many contemporary male thinkers, especially men of color, repudiate the imperialist legacy of Columbus but affirm dimensions of that legacy by their refusal to repudiate patriarchy?