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Terry Tempest Williams Quotes

The only book worth writing is the book that threatens to kill you.

Terry Tempest Williams

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: author
Nationality: american
Birth: September 8, 1955

Topics

Writing Book Worth You Only

Ultimately, a real understanding of history means that we face nothing new under the sun.

History Sun Face Understanding New

Artists are, I think in general, compassionate people, and part of what makes us artists is that we're open-minded people, and I think we're almost, by definition, progressive in a lot of ways.

People Think Open-Minded Progressive

Writing songs is like capturing birds without killing them. Sometimes you end up with nothing but a mouthful of feathers.

Writing Birds End You Sometimes Up

Somehow, people act like I have no competition, but the thing is, the competition is so good that it forces me to be better than I even thought was possible.

Good Competition People Me Better

Parents look at me like I'm somebody pretty important, and say, We were raised on your characters, and now we're enjoying them all over again with our children.

Children Parents Me Look Important

Answers are what we are trying to get at; search is a process by which you may be able to get answers, but it's not the end goal. It's a mechanism.

Process End Search Trying You Goal

All I do is just live in the gym.

I've heard that our greatest cross to carry is ourselves - how gravely we fall short.

Short Fall Carry Greatest Cross Our

I don't think even when you find a person, you can be completely honest, ever. There's still pieces of you that you don't give away. I do believe you always need that place where it's just you, your thoughts, no one else's judgment or anything.

Thoughts Believe Think You Find

We can bear to be deprived of everything but our self-conceit.

William Hazlitt

Bear Everything Our Deprived

Everything that we experience every day leaves a long-lasting impression.

Pharrell Williams

Experience Day Every Day Everything

I'm a problem solver. I love people. The more complicated they are, the more I get into them, and I just want to understand what makes them tick.

Love People Problem Complicated Want

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