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We are important and our lives are important, magnificent really, and their details are worthy to be recorded.
Natalie Goldberg
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Natalie Goldberg
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: January 4
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So writing is not just writing. It is also having a relationship with other writers. And don't be jealous, especially secretly. That's the worst kind. If someone writes something great, it's just more clarity in the world for all of us.
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