It is odd that we never question the feasibility of a football team pr…

Natalie Goldberg
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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. ✨ Natalie Goldberg (2016). Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within, p.14, Shambhala Publications
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