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> [“That obstinate sense of independence was the biggest challenge I face in building my little house (that, and not always knowing what I was doing). I was stubborn in the way I hated to ask for help. Some people are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dee-williams/that-obstinate-sense-of-independence-was-the-biggest-challenge-i-face/)

[Dee Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dee-williams/)

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> [“I've never been good with asking for help; it seems risky, but at some point when things are really dicey, your stubbornness gives way to a certain form of humility that, after you get over yourself, feels liberating. I started…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dee-williams/i-ve-never-been-good-with-asking-for-help-it-seems-risky-but-at-some/)

[Dee Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dee-williams/)

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## More by Dee Williams

> [“The library made me feel safe, as if every question had an answer and there was nothing to be afraid of, as long as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dee-williams/the-library-made-me-feel-safe-as-if-every-question-had-an-answer-and/)

[Dee Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dee-williams/)

> [“I think I'm more curious than I used to be - curious about why people live like they do and how they make sense…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dee-williams/i-think-i-m-more-curious-than-i-used-to-be-curious-about-why-people/)

[Dee Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dee-williams/)

> [“I was stubborn like that, refusing to let my heart redefine how I operated. Looking back, there is a part of me that wants…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dee-williams/i-was-stubborn-like-that-refusing-to-let-my-heart-redefine-how-i/)

[Dee Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dee-williams/)

> [“These days I find that I am happy enough in the same way that I am warm enough - the goal isn't bliss or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dee-williams/these-days-i-find-that-i-am-happy-enough-in-the-same-way-that-i-am/)

[Dee Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dee-williams/)

> [“Books had rescued me when i most needed saving... Books were smarter than me and words inspired me... to try something new, charge forward…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dee-williams/books-had-rescued-me-when-i-most-needed-saving-books-were-smarter/)

[Dee Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dee-williams/)

> [“Ultimately, I hoped the tiny-house guy was similar to me: a sane person without a big agenda, who simply wanted a way to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dee-williams/ultimately-i-hoped-the-tiny-house-guy-was-similar-to-me-a-sane-person/)

[Dee Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dee-williams/)

> [“I had turned myself inside out working on the house, and had come to love it; at least, I supposed I loved it. Maybe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dee-williams/i-had-turned-myself-inside-out-working-on-the-house-and-had-come-to/)

[Dee Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dee-williams/)

> [“Whose idea was it that we should all get jobs, work faster, work better, race from place to place with our brains stewing on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dee-williams/whose-idea-was-it-that-we-should-all-get-jobs-work-faster-work-better/)

[Dee Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dee-williams/)

> [“I was thinking this was a great teaching moment, where they'd finally come to see that even something teeny-tiny can be big enough.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dee-williams/i-was-thinking-this-was-a-great-teaching-moment-where-they-d-finally/)

[Dee Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dee-williams/)

> [“Whatever you call me, my parents encouraged me to go to college and become a book lover, and to trust that I could do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dee-williams/whatever-you-call-me-my-parents-encouraged-me-to-go-to-college-and/)

[Dee Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dee-williams/)

> [“I might wake up when the rain starts or stops, when it shifts direction or rolls alongside the house like a tumbleweed, and if…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dee-williams/i-might-wake-up-when-the-rain-starts-or-stops-when-it-shifts/)

[Dee Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dee-williams/)

> [“I had no idea that "letting go" would be so complicated; that it would sometimes feel liberating and other times more sorrowful and lonely.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dee-williams/i-had-no-idea-that-letting-go-would-be-so-complicated-that-it-would/)

[Dee Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dee-williams/)

> [“Maybe is wasn't love so much as a fear of losing everything I'd accomplished. I was afraid to let go.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dee-williams/maybe-is-wasn-t-love-so-much-as-a-fear-of-losing-everything-i-d/)

[Dee Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dee-williams/)

> [“The more I took note of how my body and brain clicked along through the day, the more I realized that I spent a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dee-williams/the-more-i-took-note-of-how-my-body-and-brain-clicked-along-through/)

[Dee Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dee-williams/)

> [“Most important, I stumbled into a new sort of “happiness,” one that didn’t hinge on always getting what I want, but rather, on wanting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dee-williams/most-important-i-stumbled-into-a-new-sort-of-happiness-one-that-didn/)

[Dee Williams](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dee-williams/)

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