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Nor was the novel's terrain an unacknowledged world: a candid exploration of sometimes toxic relationships between black men and black women, the struggle of black women for self-appreciation and personal power.

From The Guardian • Jul. 16, 2013

After slipping their burden past one more peril, Gabin roars with immense self-appreciation: "This pig's making a genius out of me!"

From Time Magazine Archive

As for black studies, Jackson finds them of value in developing self-appreciation, but suggests that it is more important to "spend our energy on the black future."

From Time Magazine Archive

His long hair went round his head in a swirl, and he bore himself with an air of damaged, apologetic, self-appreciation.

From Sister Dolorosa and Posthumous Fame by Allen, James Lane

As the young wife sat in her carriage before this wretched little home and watched that slatternly sister of her husband approach, she rose on a wave of self-appreciation.

From Money Magic A Novel by Garland, Hamlin