Terry Tempest Williams quotes

The only book worth writing is the book that threatens to kill you. (Terry Tempest Williams)
When I write, I put one foot in front of the other. It's an act of faith. I just follow my heart. View quote
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As a writer, I have learned that each time I pick up my pencil I betray someone. View quote
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The only thing I have done religiously in my life is keep a journal. I have hundreds of them, filled with feathers, flowers, photographs, and words - without locks, open on my shelves. View quote
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There is an art to writing, and it is not always disclosure. The act itself can be beautiful, revelatory, and private. View quote
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I believe every woman should own at least one pair of red shoes. View quote
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There is no one true church, no one chosen people. View quote
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The Eyes of the Future are looking back at us and they are praying for us to see beyond our own time. View quote
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There are two important days in a woman's life: the day she is born and the day she finds out why. View quote
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When silence is a choice, it is an unnerving presence. When silence is imposed, it is censorship. View quote
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My voice is born repeatedly in the fields of uncertainty. (Terry Tempest Williams)
If so, then it was also here where I came to know I can survive what hurts. I believed in my capacity to stand back up and run into the waves again and again, no matter the risk. View quote
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Grief dares us to love once more. View quote
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We mask our needs as the needs of others. View quote
Terry Tempest Williams
Faith is not about finding meaning in the world, there may be no such thing -- faith is the belief in our capacity to create meaningful lives. View quote
Terry Tempest Williams
The world is holy. We are holy. All life is holy. Daily prayers are delivered on the lips of breaking waves, the whisperings of grasses, the shimmering of leaves. View quote
Terry Tempest Williams
Buddha says there are two kinds of suffering: the kind that leads to more suffering and the kind that brings an end to suffering. View quote
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To be whole. To be complete. Wildness reminds us what it means to be human, what we are connected to rather than what we are separate from. View quote
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Word by word, the language of women so often begins with a whisper. View quote
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What is the most important thing one learns in school? Self-esteem, support, and friendship. View quote
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Finding beauty in a broken world is creating beauty in the world we find. (Terry Tempest Williams)
A shadow is never created in darkness. It is born of light. We can be blind to it and blinded by it. Our shadow asks us to look at what we don't want to see. View quote
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Who wants to be a goddess when we can be human? Perfection is a flaw disguised as control. View quote
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I pray to the birds because they remind me of what I love rather than what I fear. And at the end of my prayers, they teach me how to listen. View quote
Terry Tempest Williams
Our kinship with Earth must be maintained; otherwise, we will find ourselves trapped in the center of our own paved-over souls with no way out. View quote
Terry Tempest Williams

Terry Tempest Williams

Occupation: American Author
Born: September 8, 1955
Quotes count: 38

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