The human heart is the first home of democracy. It is where we embrace our questions: Can we … - Terry Tempest Williams

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When it comes to climate and energy, Gates is a radical consumerist. In his view, energy consumption is good - it just needs to be clean energy.

Terry Tempest Williams

The human heart is the first home of democracy. It is where we embrace our questions: Can we be equitable? Can we be generous? Can we listen with our whole beings, not just our minds, and offer our attention rather than our opinion? And do we have enough resolve in our hearts to act courageously, relentlessly, without giving up, trusting our fellow citizens to join us in our determined pursuit-a living democracy?

Citizens, Democracy, Giving Up, Home, Offer, Trust

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To be whole. To be complete. Wildness reminds us what it means to be human, what we are connected to rather than what we are separate from.

Connected, Mean, Nature, Reminds, Science, Separate

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

Act, Art, Beautiful, Revelatory, Writing

Not everything is meant for all to hear.

Everything, Hear, Meant

Whatever artistry may occur within the manuscript, the magic happens for me in the last draft. Whatever I have been resistant to say must finally be said. In the end, I see where my pencil has been leading me.

Artistry, Lasts, Magic, May, Said

There is something very sensual about a letter. The physical contact of pen to paper, the time set aside to focus thoughts, the folding of the paper into the envelope, licking it closed, addressing it, a chosen stamp, and then the release of the letter to the mailbox - are all acts of tenderness.

Aside, Closed, Focus, Paper, Sensual