“Choosing to be honest is the first step in the process of love. There is no practitioner of love who deceives. Once the choice has been made to be honest, then the next step on love's path is communication.”

—  Bell Hooks, book All About Love: New Visions

Source: All About Love: New Visions

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American author, feminist, and social activist 1952

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