Stories Quotes by 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 the branch,…

— Natalie Goldberg

Over and over, we have to go back to the beginning. We should not be ashamed of this. It is good. It's like drinking…

— Natalie Goldberg

I feel very rich when I have time to write and very poor when I get a regular paycheck and no time at my…

— Natalie Goldberg

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…

— Natalie Goldberg

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…

— Natalie Goldberg

Know that you will eventually have to leave everything behind; the writing will demand it of you.

— Natalie Goldberg

To encounter a fine book and have time to read it is a wonderful thing.

— Natalie Goldberg

In the past few years I've assigned books to be read before a student attends one of my weeklong seminars. I have been astonished…

— Natalie Goldberg

“When you draw and pay attention to what is, it's a form of being present. This inspires the mind, makes it happy, and the…

— Natalie Goldberg

Poetry is a dumb Buddha who thinks a donkey is as important as a diamond.

— Natalie Goldberg

I told all kinds of stories about going to Japan, about playing ball with my father... I wanted to record my life in case…

— Natalie Goldberg

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

— Natalie Goldberg