Natalie Goldberg

Write what disturbs you, what you fear, what you have not been willing to speak about. Be willing to be split open. ↗

— Natalie Goldberg

#writing #fear

This is your life. You are responsible for it. You will not live forever. Don't wait. ↗

— Natalie Goldberg

#life

If you are not afraid of the voices inside you, you will not fear the critics outside you. ↗

— Natalie Goldberg

#writers-on-writing

Play around. Dive into absurdity and write. Take chances. You will succeed if you are fearless of failure. ↗

— Natalie Goldberg

#writing #fearless

My goal is to write every day. I say it is my ideal. I am careful not to pass judgment or create anxiety if I do not do it. No one lives up to his ideal. ↗

— Natalie Goldberg

#anxiety

After you have finished a piece of work, the work is then none of your business. Go on and do something else. ↗

— Natalie Goldberg

#business

keep your hand moving ↗

— Natalie Goldberg

#inspirational

Writing is the act of discovery. ↗

— Natalie Goldberg

#writing-advice #writing-life #life

You live and then you die, I thought. It's good to have some good times. ↗

— Natalie Goldberg

#enjoyment #life #living #life

poems are small moments of enlightenment ↗

— Natalie Goldberg

#poet #poetry #poetry-life #poetry-quotes #writing