"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 donâ€™t want to see"

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Source : Terry Tempest Williams (2012). “When Women Were Birds: Fifty-four Variations on Voice”, p.178, Macmillan

Terry Tempest Williams

#Light Quotes #Darkness Quotes #Shadow Quotes

“I miss him still today: his long, whiskery eyebrows, his huge hands and hugs, his warmth, his prayers, his stories, but above all his shining example of how to live and how to die.”
“I play against a front and a back every night, Ming does not have to do that, Duncan does not have to do that, Garnett doesn't do that. I am the only one that has to do that.”
“If I were as much of a man as my woman, I'd be my wife.”
“I wear boxers all the time. I don't really move like a girl. I mean, unless it's time for me to get dressed or something.”

Source : Source: whatthehellz.com
“Of course, peer pressure has a strong positive component. It provides the social cohesion that allows the very development of communal affiliation. But peer power as an extrinsic force is a lot like radiation: a little goes a long way.”
“I am a breast cancer survivor. I was intrigued to learn how many people prefer to talk to someone if they are familiar with their face, like an actor or a politician. So, I began traveling around the country and doing speeches.”

Source : Source: www.broadwayworld.com
“I could be anything I wanted because I was an American. And I hope that that's really what's propelled me into public service.”
“I donâ€™t know what the future of my career holds, but I know that whatever is over the horizon, the road Iâ€™ve traveled to get here is like those Interstates in Texas: everything can look the same, and it can feel like youâ€™re not going anywhere, until you suddenly get where youâ€™re going and realize that youâ€™ve been traveling for a long time.”

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