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Natalie Goldberg Quotes: The correctness and quality of what you write do not matter; the act of writing does.
         

The correctness and quality of what you write do not matter; the act of writing does.


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Stress is an ignorant state. It believes that everything is an emergency.

Stress is an ignorant state. It believes that everything is an emergency.



Trust in what you love, continue to do it, and it will take you where you need to go.

Trust in what you love, continue to do it, and it will take you where you need to go.



Handwriting is more connected to the movement of the heart.

Handwriting is more connected to the movement of the heart.



We are important and our lives are important, magnificent really, and their details are worthy to be recorded.

We are important and our lives are important, magnificent really, and their details are worthy to be recorded.



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.

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.



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

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



Writers end up writing about their obsessions. Things that haunt them; things they can’t forget; stories they carry in their bodies waiting to be released.

Writers end up writing about their obsessions. Things that haunt them; things they can’t forget; stories they carry in their bodies waiting to be released.



It is odd that we never question the feasibility of a football team practicing long hours for one game; yet in writing we rarely give ourselves the space for practice.

It is odd that we never question the feasibility of a football team practicing long hours for one game; yet in writing we rarely give ourselves the space for practice.



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

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



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

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





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Real love is to offer your life at the feet of another.




I'm a confident person. I just try to be me. I like to make people laugh, I am a comedienne - so if people find me sexy, that's awesome.

I'm a confident person. I just try to be me. I like to make people laugh, I am a comedienne - so if people find me sexy, that's awesome.



I think you have to be who you truly are and love who you are (to be beautiful). It's also important to be free and honest, enjoying life and having fun. In conclusion, ... I am who I am.

I think you have to be who you truly are and love who you are (to be beautiful). It's also important to be free and honest, enjoying life and having fun. In conclusion, ... I am who I am.



God begins molding a mother after His own heart on the inside-in the inner woman and her heart-and then works outward.

God begins molding a mother after His own heart on the inside-in the inner woman and her heart-and then works outward.



There were a zillion bad jobs. That doesn't exist any more. I mean, I could wake up one afternoon with zero money and know that by the end of the day, I would have money.

There were a zillion bad jobs. That doesn't exist any more. I mean, I could wake up one afternoon with zero money and know that by the end of the day, I would have money.



I look at the problem of the twenty-two million Afro-Americans as being a problem that's so broad in scope that it's almost impossible for any organization to see it in its entirety.

I look at the problem of the twenty-two million Afro-Americans as being a problem that's so broad in scope that it's almost impossible for any organization to see it in its entirety.



I began to fear that Mos Def was being treated as a product, not a person, so I've been going by Yasiin since '99. At first it was just for friends and family, but now I'm declaring it openly.

I began to fear that Mos Def was being treated as a product, not a person, so I've been going by Yasiin since '99. At first it was just for friends and family, but now I'm declaring it openly.



You can't provoke, you can't insult the faith of others, you can't make fun of faith.

You can't provoke, you can't insult the faith of others, you can't make fun of faith.



Certain words now in our knowledge we will not use again, and we will never forget them. We need them. Like the back of the picture.

Certain words now in our knowledge we will not use again, and we will never forget them. We need them. Like the back of the picture.




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