American - Author | 1948 -
Read books. They are good for us.
Natalie Goldberg
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Failure is what we're all running from, we're always running toward success with failure at our back.
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I consider writing practice a true Zen practice because it all comes back at you. You can't fool anyone because it's on the page.
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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.
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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.
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Women need space and silence. We too quickly give away our energy. There's something about holding that richness.
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Our job as writers is to listen, to come home to the four corners of the earth.
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A writer's job is to give the reader a larger vision of the world.
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If you feel bored or uncomfortable as you're writing, ask yourself what's bothering you and write about that. Sometimes your creative energy is like water in a kinked hose, and before thoughts can flow on the topic at hand, you have to straighten the hose by attending to whatever is preoccupying you.
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The correctness and quality of what you write do not matter; the act of writing does.
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