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Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations On Voice Quotes: "the unexpected action of deep listening can create a space of transformation capable of shattering complacency and despair."

the unexpected action of deep listening can create a space of transformation capable of shattering complacency and despair.



Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations On Voice Quotes: "There are two important days in a woman's life: the day she is born and the day she finds out why."

There are two important days in a woman's life: the day she is born and the day she finds out why.




Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations On Voice Quotes: "A shadow is never created in darkness. It is born of light. We can be blind to it and blinded by it. Our shadow asks us to look at what we don’t want to see"

A shadow is never created in darkness. It is born of light. We can be blind to it and blinded by it. Our shadow asks us to look at what we don’t want to see



Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations On Voice Quotes: "Choosing with integrity means finding ways to speak up that honor your reality, the reality of others, and your willingness to meet in the center of that large field. It’s hard sometimes."

Choosing with integrity means finding ways to speak up that honor your reality, the reality of others, and your willingness to meet in the center of that large field. It’s hard sometimes.





Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations On Voice Quotes: "What is evolution if not creative adaptation and the progression of our own souls?"

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



Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations On Voice Quotes: "Most of all, differences of opinion are opportunities for learning."

Most of all, differences of opinion are opportunities for learning.




Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations On Voice Quotes: "Water is nothing if not ingemination, an encore to the tenacity of life."

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




Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations On Voice Quotes: "Word by word, the language of women so often begins with a whisper."

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



Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations On Voice Quotes: "There is an art to writing, and it is not always disclosure. The act itself can be beautiful, revelatory, and private."

There is an art to writing, and it is not always disclosure. The act itself can be beautiful, revelatory, and private.



Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations On Voice Quotes: "Beauty is transformed over time, and not without destruction."

Beauty is transformed over time, and not without destruction.




Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations On Voice Quotes: "WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES when we go against our instincts? What are the consequences of not speaking out? What are the consequences of guilt, shame, and doubt?"

WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES when we go against our instincts? What are the consequences of not speaking out? What are the consequences of guilt, shame, and doubt?



Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations On Voice Quotes: "When silence is a choice, it is an unnerving presence. When silence is imposed, it is censorship."

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



Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations On Voice Quotes: "To withhold words is power. But to share our words with others, openly and honestly, is also power."

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





Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations On Voice Quotes: "Women piece together their lives from the scraps left over for them."

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



Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations On Voice Quotes: "My voice is born repeatedly in the fields of uncertainty."

My voice is born repeatedly in the fields of uncertainty.



Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations On Voice Quotes: "If so, then it was also here where I came to know I can survive what hurts. I believed in my capacity to stand back up and run into the waves again and again, no matter the risk."

If so, then it was also here where I came to know I can survive what hurts. I believed in my capacity to stand back up and run into the waves again and again, no matter the risk.



Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations On Voice Quotes: "A pencil is a wand and a weapon. Be careful. Protect yourself. It can be glorious."

A pencil is a wand and a weapon. Be careful. Protect yourself. It can be glorious.



Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations On Voice Quotes: "The courage to continue before the face of despair is the recognition in those eyes of darkness we find our own night vision. Women blessed with death-eyes are fearless."

The courage to continue before the face of despair is the recognition in those eyes of darkness we find our own night vision. Women blessed with death-eyes are fearless.



Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations On Voice Quotes: "Each of us has one. Each voice is distinct and has something to say. Each voice deserves to be heard. But it requires the act of listening."

Each of us has one. Each voice is distinct and has something to say. Each voice deserves to be heard. But it requires the act of listening.



Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations On Voice Quotes: "My grandmother simply shook her head and said, "You know what you saw. The bird doesn't need to be counted, and neither do you."

My grandmother simply shook her head and said, "You know what you saw. The bird doesn't need to be counted, and neither do you.



Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations On Voice Quotes: "Can you be inside and outside at the same time?I think this is where I live.I think this is where most women live.I know this is where writers live.Inside to write. Outside to glean."

Can you be inside and outside at the same time?I think this is where I live.I think this is where most women live.I know this is where writers live.Inside to write. Outside to glean.




Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations On Voice Quotes: "Finding one’s voice is a process of finding one’s passion."

Finding one’s voice is a process of finding one’s passion.



Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations On Voice Quotes: "We know the quality of another’s heart through her voice."

We know the quality of another’s heart through her voice.



Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations On Voice Quotes: "Once you know that you have a voice, ” Louis said, “it’s no longer the voice that matters, but what is behind the voice."

Once you know that you have a voice, ” Louis said, “it’s no longer the voice that matters, but what is behind the voice.



Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations On Voice Quotes: "I am a woman with wings, ' I once wrote and will revise these words again. 'I am a woman with wings dancing with other women with wings.' In a voiced community, we all flourish."

I am a woman with wings, ' I once wrote and will revise these words again. 'I am a woman with wings dancing with other women with wings.' In a voiced community, we all flourish.



Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations On Voice Quotes: "There is comfort in keeping what is sacred inside us not as a secret, but as a prayer."

There is comfort in keeping what is sacred inside us not as a secret, but as a prayer.



Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations On Voice Quotes: "But harboring regrets is making love to the past, and there is no movement here."

But harboring regrets is making love to the past, and there is no movement here.



Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations On Voice Quotes: "When it comes to words, rather than using our own voice, authentic and unpracticed, we steal someone else's to shield our fear."

When it comes to words, rather than using our own voice, authentic and unpracticed, we steal someone else's to shield our fear.



Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations On Voice Quotes: "Listening over and over to the voices through a family of instruments allowed us to recognize and appreciate the dignity and uniqueness of each living thing in the meadow and forest."

Listening over and over to the voices through a family of instruments allowed us to recognize and appreciate the dignity and uniqueness of each living thing in the meadow and forest.




Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations On Voice Quotes: "It is not possible to satisfy women, " a friend said. "We are disturbed if we have children too young. Disturbed if we have then later. Disturbed if we don't have children at all."

It is not possible to satisfy women, " a friend said. "We are disturbed if we have children too young. Disturbed if we have then later. Disturbed if we don't have children at all.



Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations On Voice Quotes: "When I look in the mirror, I see a woman with secrets. When we don’t listen to our intuition, we abandon our souls. And we abandon our souls because we are afraid if we don’t, others will abandon us."

When I look in the mirror, I see a woman with secrets. When we don’t listen to our intuition, we abandon our souls. And we abandon our souls because we are afraid if we don’t, others will abandon us.




Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations On Voice Quotes: "To write, ” Marguerite Duras remarked, “is also not to speak. It is to keep silent. It is to howl noiselessly."

To write, ” Marguerite Duras remarked, “is also not to speak. It is to keep silent. It is to howl noiselessly.



Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations On Voice Quotes: "I have found what I need most to heal a broken bond is time together—the very thing I avoid is the thing most desired."

I have found what I need most to heal a broken bond is time together—the very thing I avoid is the thing most desired.



Terry Tempest Williams, When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations On Voice Quotes: "When I said, “I am my mother, but I’m not, ” I was saying my path would be my own."

When I said, “I am my mother, but I’m not, ” I was saying my path would be my own.