Clarity and perseverance are difficult in American society because the basis of capitalism is greed and dissatisfaction.
Natalie GoldbergI think talent is like a water table under the earthโyou tap it with your effort and it comes through you.
Natalie GoldbergOver and over, we have to go back to the beginning. We should not be ashamed of this. It is good. It's like drinking water.
Natalie GoldbergSo writing is not just writing. It is also having a relationship with other writers. And don't be jealous, especially secretly. That's the worst kind. If someone writes something great, it's just more clarity in the world for all of us.
Natalie GoldbergWe are searching for the core of our lives; our culture intuits that writing, that ancient activity, might be the pathway...Awakening does not feed ego's needs and desires; it pulverizes the self. Our society couldn't knowingly bear such reduction, so we've tricked ourselves into the same path but call it writing.
Natalie Goldberg