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Natalie Goldberg
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: January 4
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It’s much better to be a tribal writer, writing for all people and reflecting many voices through us, than to be a cloistered being trying to find one peanut of truth in our own individual mind. Become big and write with the whole world in your arms.
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Don't let yourself be thrown away....Continue on no matter what....Continue to make a positive effort for the good.
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Actually, every time we begin, we wonder how we did it before, Each time is a new journey with no maps.
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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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Poetry is a dumb Buddha who thinks a donkey is as important as a diamond.
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When you are present, the world is truly alive.
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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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Poetry has never been a favorite American pastime.
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We should notice that we are already supported at every moment. There is the earth below our feet and there is the air, filling our lungs and emptying them. We should begin from this when we need support.
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When you write, don't say, I'm going to write a poem. That attitude will freeze you right away. Sit down with the least expectation of yourself say, I am free to write the worst junk in the world.
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As writers we need to crack open language.
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Really you don't need more information. If you've lived twenty years, you probably have enough material for the rest of your life
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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.
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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.
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To encounter a fine book and have time to read it is a wonderful thing.
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After you have finished a piece of work, the work is then none of your business. Go on and do something else.
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Anything we fully do is an alone journey.
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Writing is not a McDonald's Hamburger.
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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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In the past few years I've assigned books to be read before a student attends one of my weeklong seminars. I have been astonished by how few people -- people who supposedly want to write -- read books, and if they read them, how little they examine them.
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