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"A distinction must be made between that writing which enables us to hold on to life even as we are clinging to old hurts and wounds and that writing which offers to us a space where we are able to confront reality in such a way that we live more fully. Such writing is not an anchor that we mistakenly cling to so as not to drown. It is writing that truly rescues, that enables us to reach the shore, to recover."

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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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