429 Quotes by Terry Tempest Williams

Not everything is meant for all to hear.

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

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

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

Your voice is the wildest thing you own,” Brooke says to me. “And you’re giving it away. You can’t see it. Your obsession is blinding you.” He is angry. He is talking in shorthand. “You’re losing yourself.

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

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

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

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.