10 Quotes About Love From Iconic Black History Makers

“I am grateful to have been loved, and to be loved now and to be able to love. Because love liberates.” — Maya Angelou

“Love takes off the masks we fear we cannot live without and know we cannot live within.” — James Baldwin

“We choose love. Our love for our children. Our commitment to leaving them a better world. Our love for our country ... our love for our fellow citizens ... that’s what we choose.” — Michelle Obama

“Out of love, / No regrets— / Though the goodness / Be wasted forever. / Out of love, / No regrets— / Though the return / Be never.” — Langston Hughes

“i found god in myself / and i loved her / i loved her fiercely” ― Ntozake Shange

“Love is an endless act of forgiveness. Forgiveness is me giving up the right to hurt you for hurting me.” - Beyoncé

“Paradise is one’s own place, One’s own people, One’s own world, Knowing and known, Perhaps even loving and loved.” — Octavia E. Butler

“The leaves believe such letting go is love, such love is faith, such faith is grace, such grace is God. I agree with the leaves.” — Lucille Clifton

“To truly love we must learn to mix various ingredients — care, affection, recognition, respect, commitment, and trust, as well as honest and open communication.” — bell hooks