Real Love, Real Union, Bell Hooks

“In real love, real union, or communion there are now rules.” - bell hooks, Tricycle: The Buddhist Review, Fall 1992

Found in Contemporary Quotations in Black, compiled and edited by Anita King, page 97.

Life, Short, Done in the Now, Audre Lorde

"Life is very short and what we have to do must be done in the now." - Audre Lorde

Found on Brainy Quote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/quotes/a/audrelorde383487.html.

Leaps of Imagination, Dreaming, Possibilities, Gloria Steinem

“Without leaps of imagination or dreaming, we lose the excitement of possibilities. Dreaming, after all is a form of planning.” ― Gloria Steinem

Found on Goodreads at https://www.goodreads.com/author/quotes/57108.Gloria_Steinem.

When We Speak, Welcomed, Silent, Better to Speak, Audre Lorde

"When we speak we are afraid our words will not be heard or welcomed. But when we are silent, we are still afraid. So it is better to speak." - Audre Lorde

Found on BrainyQuote at https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/audre_lorde_392663.

When Humor Goes, Civilization, Erma Bombeck

"When humor goes, there goes civilization." - Erma Bombeck

Found on BrainyQuote. Read more at: https://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/erma_bombeck_131317.

Thing Under My Bed, Under the Covers, Stephen King

“The thing under my bed waiting to grab my ankle isn't real. I know that, and I also know that if I'm careful to keep my foot under the covers, it will never be able to grab my ankle.” ― Stephen King, Night Shift

Found on Goodreads. Read more at https://www.goodreads.com/quotes/search?utf8=✓&q=Stephen+King&commit=Search.

Advice to Children: Watch the Cars, Moms Mabley

“Advice to children crossing the street: damn the lights. Watch the cars. The lights ain't never killed nobody.” - Moms Mabley

Found in Women's Lip: Outrageous, Irreverent and Just Plain Hilarious Quotes, edited by Roz Warren, page 104.