Writing Quotes by Natalie Goldberg

In the end, you have to just sit down, shut up, and write.

— Natalie Goldberg

Writing is the act of discovery.

— Natalie Goldberg

A writer must say yes to life.

— Natalie Goldberg

Writing is not a McDonald’s Hamburger..

— Natalie Goldberg

I consider writing a legitimate Zen practice.

— Natalie Goldberg

As writers we need to crack open language.

— Natalie Goldberg

Writing can teach us the dignity of speaking the truth.

— Natalie Goldberg

Finally, one just has to shut up, sit down, and write.

— Natalie Goldberg

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

— Natalie Goldberg

A writer's job is to give the reader a larger vision of the world.

— Natalie Goldberg

Shut up and write. Don't talk about writing, just physically do it.

— Natalie Goldberg

Nobody cares much whether you write or not. You just have to do it

— Natalie Goldberg

If you read good books, when you write, good books will come out of you.

— Natalie Goldberg

So even though I couldn't bear writing about cancer, I faced it every day.

— Natalie Goldberg

Have compassion for yourself when you write. There is no failure - just a big field to wander in.

— Natalie Goldberg

This is the practice school of writing. Like running, the more you do it, the better you get at it.

— Natalie Goldberg

What writing practice, like Zen practice does is bring you back to the natural state of mind...The mind is raw, full of…

— Natalie Goldberg

You don't need to go to a therapist, you don't need to do all kinds of things. If you want to write,…

— Natalie Goldberg

“We learn writing by doing it. That simple. We don’t learn by going outside ourselves to authorities we think know about it.”

— Natalie Goldberg

There's no such thing as a writer's block. If you're having trouble writing, well, pick up the pen and write. No matter…

— Natalie Goldberg

The positive thing about writing is that you connect with yourself in the deepest way. You get a chance to know who…

— Natalie Goldberg

In a way, the cancer became an ally because it stopped me from running around so much. I was able to settle…

— Natalie Goldberg

When you write what you know, you stay in control. One of the first things I encourage my writing students to do…

— Natalie Goldberg

That's very nice if they want to publish you, but don't pay too much attention to it. It will toss you away.…

— Natalie Goldberg

I have students that I tell, "If your book doesn't sell or you can't publish it, write another book. Quit sitting around."…

— Natalie Goldberg

“I met a doctor the other night who told me he had always wanted to be a writer. I nodded. People always…

— Natalie Goldberg

We have to accept ourselves in order to write. Now none of us does that fully: few of us do it even…

— Natalie Goldberg

I hear people say they're going to write. I ask, when? They give me vague statements. Indefinite plans get dubious results. When…

— Natalie Goldberg

As writers we live life twice, like a cow that eats its food once and then regurgitates it to chew and digest…

— Natalie Goldberg

We have to look at our own inertia, insecurities, self-hate, fear that, in truth, we have nothing valuable to say. When your…

— Natalie Goldberg

It used to be with chocolate. I would put chocolate in my studio and say, "You know, Nat, there's this chocolate you…

— Natalie Goldberg

I write because I am alone and move through the world alone. No one will know what has passed through me... I…

— Natalie Goldberg

“One of my writing students sent me an article about Kincaid in The New York Times: “I’m not writing for anyone at…

— Natalie Goldberg

First, consider the pen you write with. It should be a fast-writing pen because your thoughts are always much faster than your…

— Natalie Goldberg

“That yes you commit to as reader and writer is the current that hums through all the work. Of course, you might…

— Natalie Goldberg

“We heard about people who go back to their roots. That is good, but don't get stuck in the root. There is…

— Natalie Goldberg

Once you have learned to trust your own voice and allowed that creative force inside you to come out, you can direct…

— Natalie Goldberg

Tulips come up in spring for no reason. Of course, you planted bulbs and now in April the earth warms up. But…

— Natalie Goldberg

“No matter what a person does to cover up and conceal themselves, when we write and lose control, I can spot a…

— Natalie Goldberg

“We are important and our lives are important, magnificent really, and their details are worthy to be recorded. This is how writers…

— Natalie Goldberg