Jamie Cullum

I worship pianos like they are prize diamonds, and I never willfully do damage to them. But I grew up playing guitars, and you treat a guitar like a best friend or a little brother or a lover you have a tempestuous relationship with.

English Musician

Lauren Groff

Sometimes I read a biography of some tempestuous artist and find myself longing for fireworks! booze! bloody fights!; I do think that life must be so much more thrilling when you're actively miserable.

American Novelist

Howard Jacobson

I have a son, but I've never had a daughter. I have a sister, and my sister had a fairly tempestuous relationship with my dad when she was young, and that was gripping and sometimes upsetting.

British Novelist

Alan Huffman

Historically, maritime travelers had to pass around the entire mass of North and South America, including the bottom tip, the tempestuous Cape Horn, which was littered with shipwrecks.

American Author

Mackenzie Davis

I'm probably less volatile and tempestuous than a lot of Aries, but I think I'm probably quite loud and outgoing and passionate. Maybe a bit difficult or stubborn.

Canadian Actress

Joseph Conrad

To have his path made clear for him is the aspiration of every human being in our beclouded and tempestuous existence.

Polish Novelist

Thomas Jefferson

Timid men prefer the calm of despotism to the tempestuous sea of liberty.

American President

Richard Burton

I've got the weight of a rather tempestuous life to carry.

Welsh Actor

Mason Cooley

American Writer

Use 'tempestuous' to describe very intense emotions that change quickly.

Emotional Intensity

'Tempestuous' adds dramatic effect and suggests some kind of exciting conflict or chaos.

Dramatic Flair

'Tempestuous' doesn’t always mean bad; it can refer to passion and excitement.

Not Always Negative

In weather contexts, 'tempestuous' refers to very strong storms, often with wind.

Severe Weather

Writers use 'tempestuous' to make settings appear wild, chaotic, or foreboding.

Literary Descriptions

Use sparingly, as 'tempestuous' is a powerful word best reserved for dramatic effect.

Avoid Overuse

 She often contemplated the physical and psychological effects of disability in her work; painting herself in agony, recuperating from operations, or including objects such as her back brace and wheelchair. Meanwhile, her relationship with Rivera was tempestuous, marked by infidelity on both sides.

Frida Kahlo: The woman...

 like repair of atolls, or reclamation of parts of a city that are damaged by water. So, one of these examples would of course be the historic city of Venice. Now, Venice, as you know, has a tempestuous relationship with the sea, and is built upon wooden piles.

Rachel Armstrong:...

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