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“What I mean by "An Unspoken Hunger." It's a hunger that cannot be quelled by material things. It's a hunger that cannot be quelled by the constant denial.”

Book:A voice in the wilderness: conversations with Terry Tempest Williams

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A voice in the wilderness: conversations with Terry Tempest Williams

This book features in-depth conversations with Terry Tempest Williams, exploring her perspectives on environmental issues, literature, and personal experiences. more

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Terry Tempest Williams

Terry Tempest Williams is an American author known for her profound insights into the relationship between humans and nature. Her works often explore themes such as environmental protection, feminism, and identity. more

“I think we're skating on surfaces. I know it in my own life - and I think that is where this frustration comes in. It's not the place we want to be, but it's the place our society requires that we be. There is no fulfillment there. So we become numbed, we become drugged, we become less than we are. And I think that we know that.”

Thinking Knows Want My Own Surface Fulfillment Frustration Our Society My Own Life Skating

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“The pain that we feel when we are making love with someone is that we know it will end. It's that paradoxical response of joy and suffering.”

Knows Feels Ends Pain Joy Suffering Response Making Love Paradoxical

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“I recently got back from Hiroshima and it was fascinating to me how the Japanese accommodate this paradox. We were talking about this word aware, which on the page looks like "aware," which speaks to both the pain and the beauty of our lives. Being there, what I perceived was that this is a sorrow that is not a grief that one forgets or recovers from, but it is a burning, searing illumination of love for the delicacy and strength of our relations.”

Looks Pain Speak Forget Grief Talking Our Lives Sorrow Pages Relation Burning Fascinating Paradox Illumination Being There Accommodate Delicacy Hiroshima

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