When you write, don't say, "I'm going to write a poem. " That attitude will freeze you right … - Natalie Goldberg

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I felt sick. Buying Kisten’s and my safety from Piscary was so wrong. But it was either that or deal with a demon, and I’d rather keep my soul clean and let my morals get dingy.

Natalie Goldberg

When you write, don't say, "I'm going to write a poem. " That attitude will freeze you right away. Sit down with the least expectation of yourself; say, "I am free to write the worst junk in the world. "

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I often wonder if all the writers who are alcoholics drink a lot because they aren't writing. It is not because they are writers that they are drinking, but because they are writers who are not writing.

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My goal is to write every day. I say it is my ideal. I am careful not to pass judgment or create anxiety if I do not do it. No one lives up to his ideal.

Writing, Goal, Anxiety, Pass, Day, Lives

Every moment is enormous and it is all we have.

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Wait until you are hungry to say something, until there is an aching in you to speak.

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We have to accept ourselves in order to write. Now none of us does that fully: few of us do it even halfway. Don’t wait for one hundred percent acceptance of yourself before you write, or even eight percent acceptance. Just write. The process of writing is an activity that teaches us about acceptance.

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