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Women piece together their lives from the scraps left over for them.
Terry Tempest Williams
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Terry Tempest Williams
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: September 8
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We forget the nature of true power. The power within is abundance. The power without is greed.
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Blind obedience in the name of patriotism or religion ultimately takes our lives.
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I come from a culture that embodies the need to convert others to the truth. The Mormon Church has one of the largest missionary programs in the world. That does not interest me.
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I don't think of myself as an American I see myself as a human being.
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I am slowly, painfully discovering that my refuge is not found in my mother, my grandmother, of even the birds of Bear River. My refuge exists in my capacity to love. If I can learn to love death then I can begin to find refuge in change.
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