"The question of sexual dominance can exist only in the nightmare of that soul which has armed itself, totally, against the possibility of the changing motion of conquest and surrender, which is love"

This quote by James A. Baldwin speaks to the idea that the principle of sexual supremacy is an item of worry and insecurity. It suggests that when we arm ourselves against the possibility of love, we develop a headache in which we feel the requirement to dominate or be controlled. Baldwin suggests that when we open ourselves as much as the possibility of love, we can release the need to manage and instead welcome the changing motion of conquest and give up that is intrinsic in love. He recommends that when we are open to enjoy, we can release the requirement to dominate or be controlled, and instead accept the appeal of a relationship in which both partners are equivalent.