Knows Quotes by Natalie Goldberg

11 Knows quotes by Natalie Goldberg

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When you want to see how a writer‑teacher frames knowledge, these eleven snippets from Natalie Goldberg offer a compact view. The selection is small, yet each phrase reflects her contemplative voice, making it a handy reference.

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I don't know anything but writing practice, and so what I really do is direct that energy as if it were flowing…

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I think book publishing is fun, but I also know I've been very lucky.

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You don't know what you're doing. You're just hoping that people won't make fun of you. I had no idea how it…

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The first thing is how awful cancer was, the experience. When you first go through it, you're just trying to survive. But…

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

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Actually, when I look at my old notebooks, I think I have been a bit self-indulgent and have given myself too much…

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

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That daydreaming seemed important at the time, but when I asked my teacher Katagiri Roshi about it, he said, "Oh, it's just…

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

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Let's say I've directed that [writing] energy into writing my latest book but suddenly, I really want to write about an onion.…

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This is what metaphor is. It is not saying that an ant is an elephant. Perhaps; both are alive. No. Metaphor is…

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Our bodies are garbage heaps: we collect experience, and from the decomposition of the thrown-out eggshells, spinach leaves, coffee grinds, and old steak bones…

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