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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

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

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

Mingled with all his excitement and perturbation, he was conscious of a thrill of self-appreciation.

From The Love Affairs of Pixie by Vaizey, George de Horne, Mrs.

This frank avowal of just self-appreciation is not vanity.

From Madame Roland, Makers of History by Abbott, John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot)