Terry Tempest Williams Quotes


Grief dares us to love once more. Terry Tempest Williams Grief 68
When I write, I put one foot in front of the other. It's an act of faith. I just follow my heart. Terry Tempest Williams Faith 64
Word by word the language of women so often begins with a whisper. Terry Tempest Williams Language 56
I accept the Organic Trinity of Mineral Vegetable and Animal with as much authority as I accept the Holy Trinity. Both are sacred. Terry Tempest Williams Belief 50
We are wearing coats of trust. When one tells a story this is what happens. Terry Tempest Williams Story 48
I wonder how it is we have come to this place in our society where art and nature are spoke in terms of what is optional the pastime and concern of the elite Terry Tempest Williams Nature 44
What other species now require of us is our attention. Otherwise we are entering a narrative of disappearing intelligences. Terry Tempest Williams Culture 39
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. Terry Tempest Williams Prayer 39
Respect is primary. Terry Tempest Williams Respect 36
What is the most important thing one learns in school Selfesteem support and friendship. Terry Tempest Williams School 33
Story is the umbilical cord that connects us to the past present and future. Family. Story is a relationship between the teller and the listener a responsibility. . . . Story is an affirmation of our ties to one another. Terry Tempest Williams Story 32
The danger is in what we codify commodify and exploit. Terry Tempest Williams Value 32
There is no one true church no one chosen people. Terry Tempest Williams Church 31
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. Terry Tempest Williams Meaning 28
How do we remain faithful to our own spiritual imagination and not betray what we know in our own bodies The world is holy. We are holy. All life is holy. Terry Tempest Williams Spirit 27
Buddha says there are two kinds of suffering the kind that leads to more suffering and the kind that brings an end to suffering. Terry Tempest Williams Suffering 26
Her body was rounded like earth. Stories. Breath. . . . Her eyes have been painted closed. I understand. To tell a story you must travel inward. Terry Tempest Williams Story 24
The mind creates those things that exist. Terry Tempest Williams Mind 24

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