Terry Tempest Williams Quotes

But I'm glad I'm not one of those actresses who is just so ready to open up for everyone.

It's easier to shut yourself off outside than reveal your inner thoughts.

I'm a very private person. My life story isn't for everybody.

I wouldn't tell you anything about anybody I cared about because it becomes entertainment for other people, and it sort of just cheapens everything in your life. I would never tell you if I was dating anybody.

I actually think that secrets are just a part of human nature and that everybody should have some.

I'm very protective of how much I let people see.

I'm a very private person, and I don't want to share stuff with anyone.

There's a deep piece of me that wants to be very personal and not share everything with everybody and not put it out there.

If you're gonna fall apart, do it in your own bedroom.

I just get really defensive as soon as anyone comes near my personal life. I made a decision early on that it's strictly off-limits. No exceptions.

I'm a woman, a mother, a daughter, a sister. I'm a real person operating in the world. For me to discuss the most private thing feels wrong. It feels like I'm betraying myself and my children.

I don't want to be singing my diary.

I've always been super-private and protective of certain experiences and certain friends.

I never get into the details regarding my own personal situation.

I think having a private life that you only share with your nearest and dearest is important. Otherwise, who are you?

I never like revealing too much about myself. Once you start giving people that look into your life, then they just want more and more.

I really don't think I have lived my life as an open book.

It's not important to me that everyone knows everything about me or that I reveal all that I am or have.

Like most people, I shrink from exposing my innermost secrets and my most private and intimate actions.

I think you can tell stories and give perspectives and yet still keep stuff for yourself, too. I keep a lot of my life private, even in a public forum like writing.

I don't want people to know everything about me.

I'm very private about my private life. I don't like to go into too much depth about it.

And I certainly won't lay out areas of my life that I think are just private.

When you're in love, you're so happy that you want to tell people about it. But now I have to censor myself. You need to protect the happiness you have.

I just don't like talking about my relationships or anything like that, in any reference.