Relationships Quotes

"The boundaries between self and other are far more permeable than we typically assume."

"We are always already entangled in networks of relations and dependencies."

"The social is not a domain but a circulation of entities."

"Collective action is the foundation of all social phenomena."

"We are all bound together in webs of mutual dependence and obligation."

"We are all negotiators in the ongoing construction of reality."

"Relationships thrive on honesty."

"Relationships are gardens requiring tending."

"We must learn to love across differences."

"We are shaped by our relationships."

"Connection is revolutionary."

"To be is to be in relation."

"We are all entangled in the production of reality."

"An individual cannot make a revolution. You can only do that, that tremendous transformation, with other people."

"The strength of weak ties lies in their ability to bridge different worlds"

"Every connection remakes the entities it connects"

"Desire is socially constructed and socially productive"

"To exist is to be networked; isolation is impossible"

"The death of conversation is the death of democracy."

"Resonance with others is the basis of all authentic social life."

"Resonance is reciprocal; we can only resonate with what we allow to touch us."

"Love is not enough. In fact it is a place of terrible danger."

"These are the connections that the conservative male world has tried to separate and to obscure."

"The personal intimacies of any relationship reveal themselves in language."

"The most important relationships are the ones where we can be completely honest."

"The deepest intimacy comes when we allow ourselves to be truly seen."

"We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men."

"We are undone by other people, and I'm not sure we can ever fully do otherwise."

"Cohabitation requires a kind of ongoing negotiation and accommodation."

"The social is not a domain; it is an effect of association and connection."