Quotes about Selves

We are all engaged in the task of peeling off the false selves, the programmed selves, the selves created by our families, our culture, our religions. It is an enormous task because the history of women has been as incompletely told as the history of blacks.

The people in the world whom we hate, judge, or have strong negative reactions toward are direct representations of our disowned selves.

Conversely, the people in the world whom we overvalue emotionally are also direct representations of our disowned selves.

People should be beautiful in every way - in their faces, in the way they dress, in their thoughts, and in their innermost selves.