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πŸ“šπŸ’¬πŸ“ “…we must not let the commercial success of writing by women lead us to believe that the struggle to create and maintain a culture where women’s words will be heard and valued is over. That struggle continues.” bell hooks, remembered rapture: the writer at work

πŸ“šπŸ’¬πŸ“ “Even in academic circles it has become much more fashionable to do work on gender than work that is distinctly feminist in outlook.” bell hooks, remembered rapture: the writer at work

It’s spooky season, so I’m living my best life with a skeleton glow necklace.

A white woman wears a skeleton-shaped necklace with a white glow stick inside it.

πŸ“šπŸ’¬πŸ“ “…we all should feel utterly free to write as much as time, grace, and the imagination allow.” bell hooks, remembered rapture: the writer at work

πŸ“šπŸ’¬πŸ“ “Since I have never tried to make a living as a writer, I have had the extreme good fortune to be able to write only what I want to write when I want to write it.” bell hooks, remembered rapture: the writer at work

πŸ“šπŸ’¬πŸ“ “No writer writes often or well if they despair of ever having an audience for their work.” bell hooks, remembered rapture: the writer at work

πŸ“šπŸ’¬πŸ“ “Since my interests are broad and wide-ranging, I am not surprised that there is an endless flow of ideas in my mind.” bell hooks, remembered rapture: the writer at work

πŸ“šπŸ’¬πŸ“ “There is always someone who waits for words, eager to embrace them and hold them close.” bell hooks, remembered rapture: the writer at work

πŸ“šπŸ’¬πŸ“ “Writing that keeps us away from death, from despair, does not necessarily help us to be well.” bell hooks, remembered rapture: the writer at work