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Natalie Goldberg Quotes

One poem or story doesn’t matter one way or the other. It’s the process of writing and life that matters Picture Quote #1

Life is not orderly. No matter how we try to make it so, right in the middle of it we die, lose a leg, fall in love, or drop a jar of applesauce Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

We walk through so many myths of each other and ourselves; we are so thankful when someone sees us for who we are and accepts us Picture Quote #1

Our lives are at once ordinary and mythical. At the same instant we have these magnificent hearts that pump through all sorrow and all winters we are alive on the earth Picture Quote #1

Don’t let yourself be thrown away... Continue on no matter what... Continue to make a positive effort for the good Picture Quote #1

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Be tough in the way a blade of grass is: rooted, willing to lean, and at peace with what is around it Picture Quote #1

Kill the idea of the lone, suffering artist. Don’t make it any harder on yourself Picture Quote #1

Use original detail in your writing. Life is so rich, if you can write down the real details of the way things were and are, you hardly need anything else Picture Quote #1

I often wonder if all the writers who are alcoholics drink a lot because they aren’t writing. It is not because they are writers that they are drinking, but because they are writers who are not writing Picture Quote #1

Over and over, we have to go back to the beginning. We should not be ashamed of this. It is good. It’s like drinking water Picture Quote #1

The positive thing about writing is that you connect with yourself in the deepest way. You get a chance to know who you are, to know what you think. You begin to have a relationship with your mind Picture Quote #1

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The correctness and quality of what you write do not matter; the act of writing does Picture Quote #1

Finally, if you want to write, you have to just shut up, pick up a pen, and do it. I’m sorry there are no true excuses. This is our life. Step forward. Maybe it’s only for ten minutes. That’s okay. To write feels better than all the excuses Picture Quote #1

We are important and our lives are important, magnificent really, and their details are worthy to be recorded Picture Quote #1

Oh, my passion! That is what finally carried me through. Let passion burn all the way, heating up every layer of the psyche Picture Quote #1

I used to think freedom meant doing whatever you want. It means knowing who you are, what you are supposed to be doing on this earth, and then simply doing it Picture Quote #1

We are each a concert reverberating with our whole lives and reflecting and amplifying the world around us Picture Quote #1

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To stay close and intimate with experience is to stay close to the mind; the nitty gritty mind of the way things really are Picture Quote #1

At the moment our rational mind stops, hits against a wall... something else happens. And a bigger mind, like a pearl, rolls in a silver bowl Picture Quote #1

In writing practice, there’s no direction. You enter your own mind and follow it where it takes you. We have a great need to connect with our own mind and our own true self. And all of us have a story to tell Picture Quote #1

I feel very rich when I have time to write and very poor when I get a regular paycheck and no time at my real work Picture Quote #1

We shouldn’t forget that the universe moves with us, is at our back with everything we do Picture Quote #1

Failure is what we’re all running from, we’re always running toward success with failure at our back Picture Quote #1

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Our job as writers is to listen, to come home to the four corners of the earth Picture Quote #1

When you bring the darkness to the table, it doesn’t rule you or hurt other people, but when we keep it secret, it’s dangerous Picture Quote #1

There’s no such thing as a writer’s block. If you’re having trouble writing, well, pick up the pen and write. No matter what, keep that hand moving. Writing is really a physical activity Picture Quote #1

Choose your tools carefully, but not so carefully that you get uptight or spend more time at the stationery store than at your writing table Picture Quote #1

When you are not writing, you are a writer too. It doesn’t leave you Picture Quote #1

Life is not orderly. No matter how we try to make life so, right in the middle of it we die, lose a leg, fall in love, drop a jar of applesauce. In summer, we work hard to make a tidy garden, bordered by pansies with rows or clumps of columbine, petunias, bleeding hearts. Then we find ourselves longing for the forest, where everything has the appearance of disorder; yet we feel peaceful there Picture Quote #1

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One poem or story doesn’t matter one way or the other. It’s the process of writing and life that matters (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) Life is not orderly. No matter how we try to make it so, right in the middle of it we die, lose a leg, fall in love, or drop a jar of applesauce (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) 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 Quotes) We walk through so many myths of each other and ourselves; we are so thankful when someone sees us for who we are and accepts us (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) Our lives are at once ordinary and mythical. At the same instant we have these magnificent hearts that pump through all sorrow and all winters we are alive on the earth (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) Don’t let yourself be thrown away... Continue on no matter what... Continue to make a positive effort for the good (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) Be tough in the way a blade of grass is: rooted, willing to lean, and at peace with what is around it (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) Kill the idea of the lone, suffering artist. Don’t make it any harder on yourself (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) Use original detail in your writing. Life is so rich, if you can write down the real details of the way things were and are, you hardly need anything else (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) I often wonder if all the writers who are alcoholics drink a lot because they aren’t writing. It is not because they are writers that they are drinking, but because they are writers who are not writing (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) Over and over, we have to go back to the beginning. We should not be ashamed of this. It is good. It’s like drinking water (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) The positive thing about writing is that you connect with yourself in the deepest way. You get a chance to know who you are, to know what you think. You begin to have a relationship with your mind (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) The correctness and quality of what you write do not matter; the act of writing does (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) Finally, if you want to write, you have to just shut up, pick up a pen, and do it. I’m sorry there are no true excuses. This is our life. Step forward. Maybe it’s only for ten minutes. That’s okay. To write feels better than all the excuses (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) We are important and our lives are important, magnificent really, and their details are worthy to be recorded (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) Oh, my passion! That is what finally carried me through. Let passion burn all the way, heating up every layer of the psyche (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) I used to think freedom meant doing whatever you want. It means knowing who you are, what you are supposed to be doing on this earth, and then simply doing it (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) We are each a concert reverberating with our whole lives and reflecting and amplifying the world around us (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) To stay close and intimate with experience is to stay close to the mind; the nitty gritty mind of the way things really are (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) At the moment our rational mind stops, hits against a wall... something else happens. And a bigger mind, like a pearl, rolls in a silver bowl (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) In writing practice, there’s no direction. You enter your own mind and follow it where it takes you. We have a great need to connect with our own mind and our own true self. And all of us have a story to tell (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) I feel very rich when I have time to write and very poor when I get a regular paycheck and no time at my real work (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) We shouldn’t forget that the universe moves with us, is at our back with everything we do (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) Failure is what we’re all running from, we’re always running toward success with failure at our back (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) Our job as writers is to listen, to come home to the four corners of the earth (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) When you bring the darkness to the table, it doesn’t rule you or hurt other people, but when we keep it secret, it’s dangerous (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) There’s no such thing as a writer’s block. If you’re having trouble writing, well, pick up the pen and write. No matter what, keep that hand moving. Writing is really a physical activity (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) Choose your tools carefully, but not so carefully that you get uptight or spend more time at the stationery store than at your writing table (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) When you are not writing, you are a writer too. It doesn’t leave you (Natalie Goldberg Quotes) Life is not orderly. No matter how we try to make life so, right in the middle of it we die, lose a leg, fall in love, drop a jar of applesauce. In summer, we work hard to make a tidy garden, bordered by pansies with rows or clumps of columbine, petunias, bleeding hearts. Then we find ourselves longing for the forest, where everything has the appearance of disorder; yet we feel peaceful there (Natalie Goldberg Quotes)

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