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In the West, a teacher imparts knowledge to a student. In the East, a teacher transmits nothing more or less than his or her Being.

Natalie Goldberg

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Natalie Goldberg
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: January 4
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I still write with pen and paper and have someone type it on a computer. But rewriting I do by hand.
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Kill the idea of the lone, suffering artist. Don't make it any harder on yourself.
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Every moment is enormous and it is all we have.
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Play around. Dive into absurdity and write. Take chances. You will succeed if you are fearless of failure.
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If I didn't have that, fear and projections over what was coming next could have taken over. But it was tough. Don't think I was an angel. It was hell.
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Shut up and write anyway. Don't use anything as an excuse.
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Poetry has never been a favorite American pastime.
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Creativity is no big deal.
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The harder you chase something, the faster you go and the less you're able to let life meet life. If you're having difficulty coming up with new ideas, then slow down.
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When you are not writing, you are a writer too. It doesn't leave you.
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This is your life. You are responsible for it. You will not live forever. Don't wait.
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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.
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We shouldn't forget that the universe moves with us, is at our back with everything we do.
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Oh, my passion! That is what finally carried me through. Let passion burn all the way, heating up every layer of the psyche.
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[T]he one thing I want for you is to recognize when you are really singing in writing practice and honor that. Trust that. When you were screaming on the page. Maybe that doesn't make a whole book but that is the true seed.
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If you are not afraid of the voices inside you, you will not fear the critics outside you.
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