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Natalie Goldberg Quotes

Natalie Goldberg quotes

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My goal is to write every day. I say it is my ideal. I am careful not to pass judgment or create anxiety if I do not do it. No one lives up to his ideal. Natalie Goldberg
It is odd that we never question the feasibility of a football team practicing long hours for one game; yet in writing we rarely give ourselves the space for practice. Natalie Goldberg
That's very nice if they want to publish you, but don't pay too much attention to it. It will toss you away. Just continue to write. Natalie Goldberg
Natalie Goldberg quote: "I think talent is like a water table under the earth—you tap..."
I think talent is like a water table under the earth—you tap it with your effort and it comes through you. Natalie Goldberg
Natalie Goldberg quote: "And don't worry too much about security. You will eventually..."
And don't worry too much about security. You will eventually have a deep security when you begin to do what you want. Natalie Goldberg
We have to accept ourselves in order to write. Now none of us does that fully: few of us do it even halfway. Don’t wait for one hundred percent acceptance of yourself before you write, or even eight percent acceptance. Just write. The process of writing is an activity that teaches us about acceptance. Natalie Goldberg
Natalie Goldberg quote: "Play around. Dive into absurdity and write. Take chances. You..."
Play around. Dive into absurdity and write. Take chances. You will succeed if you are fearless of failure. Natalie Goldberg
Writers end up writing about their obsessions. Things that haunt them; things they can’t forget; stories they carry in their bodies waiting to be released. Natalie Goldberg
Natalie Goldberg quote: "Write what disturbs you, what you fear, what you have not been..."
Write what disturbs you, what you fear, what you have not been willing to speak about. Be willing to be split open. Natalie Goldberg
Natalie Goldberg quote: "Nobody cares much whether you write or not. You just have to..."
Nobody cares much whether you write or not. You just have to do it Natalie Goldberg
Natalie Goldberg quote: "Know that you will eventually have to leave everything behind;..."
Know that you will eventually have to leave everything behind; the writing will demand it of you. Natalie Goldberg
Natalie Goldberg quote: "poems are small moments of enlightenment"
poems are small moments of enlightenment Natalie Goldberg
Natalie Goldberg quote: "If you are not afraid of the voices inside you, you will not..."
If you are not afraid of the voices inside you, you will not fear the critics outside you. Natalie Goldberg
Natalie Goldberg quote: "Talk when you talk, walk when you walk, and die when you die."
Talk when you talk, walk when you walk, and die when you die. Natalie Goldberg
Natalie Goldberg quote: "Writing is the act of discovery."
Writing is the act of discovery. Natalie Goldberg

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