Terry Tempest Williams Short Quotes

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Dying doesn't cause suffering. Resistance to dying does.

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Story is a sacred visualization, a way of echoing experience.

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Words empower us, move us beyond our suffering, and set us free.

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This is the sorcery of literature. We are healed by our stories.

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I believe every woman should own at least one pair of red shoes.

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Word by word, the language of women so often begins with a whisper.

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I write to create red in a world that often appears black and white.

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Women piece together their lives from the scraps left over for them.

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Stories have the power to create social change and inspire community.

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I admire how she protects her energy and understands her limitations.

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I don't think of myself as an American; I see myself as a human being.

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If a man knew what a woman never forgets, he would love her differently.

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Water is nothing if not ingemination, an encore to the tenacity of life.

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I think the whole idea of home is central to who we are as human beings.

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We are wearing coats of trust. When one tells a story this is what happens.

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When I said, "I am my mother, but I'm not," I was saying my path would be my own.

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What is evolution if not creative adaptation and the progression of our own souls?

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I still have great faith in democracy. I have great belief in the power of community.

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I believe that when we are fully present, we not only live well, we live well for others.

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I think we are living a life without specificity, and then our lives become abstractions.

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Who wants to be a goddess when we can be human? Perfection is a flaw disguised as control.

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What is the most important thing one learns in school? Self-esteem, support, and friendship.

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When silence is a choice, it is an unnerving presence. When silence is imposed, it is censorship.

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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.

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Sometimes you have to disclaim your country and inhabit another before you can return to your own.

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To withhold words is power. But to share our words with others, openly and honestly, is also power.

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We are taught not to trust our own experiences. Great Salt Lake teaches me experience is all we have.

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A trip to the hospital is always a descent into the macabre. I have never trusted a place with shiny floors.

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I think direct political action, civil disobedience, in particular, is something to be taken very seriously.

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At the heart of Mormonism is a high regard for community. That is its strength. I have great respect for that.

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