The correctness and quality of what you write do not matter; the act o…

Natalie Goldberg
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The correctness and quality of what you write do not matter; the act of writing does.
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I think talent is like a water table under the earth—you tap it with your effort and it comes through you. ✨ Natalie Goldberg (2016). Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within, p.219, Shambha … ▶
Sometimes people say to me, “I want to write, but I have five kids, a full-time job, a wife who beats me, a tremendous debt to my parents,” and so on. I say to them, “There is no excuse. If you want … ▶
Actually, when I look at my old notebooks, I think I have been a bit self-indulgent and have given myself too much time to meander in my discursive thoughts. I could have cut through sooner. Yet it i … ▶
Finally, one just has to shut up, sit down, and write. ✨ Natalie Goldberg (2016). Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within, p.30, Shambhala Publications
Kill the idea of the lone, suffering artist. Don't make it any harder on yourself. ✨ Natalie Goldberg (2016). Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within, p.104, Shambhala Publications

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