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I think wherever we are, we can create an atmosphere of openness and trust, where women and those who feel marginalized feel safe to speak the truth of their lives.
Terry Tempest Williams
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Terry Tempest Williams
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: September 8
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Finding beauty in a broken world is creating beauty in the world we find.
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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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The Eyes of the Future are looking back at us and they are praying for us to see beyond our own time.
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I feel like we are at a time of great creativity if we choose to embrace it as such, if we choose to engage the will of our imaginations and imagine another way of being in the world.
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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.
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I believe every woman should own at least one pair of red shoes.
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Agitation gives birth to creation.
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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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