Natalie Goldberg Quotes
The correctness and quality of what you write do not matter; the act of writing does.
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When you make a living from something, it changes your relationship with it.
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Remember who you are and where you come from; otherwise, you don't know where you are going.
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I've been writing a lot of poetry recently. It helps me think and work things out.
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You'll probably find most models are incredibly insecure about their bodies.
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The beauty of 'The Hunger Games' and also 'Game of Thrones,' in fairness, both projects have really complex, three-dimensional, contradictory, strong women... The writing of female characters is extraordinary and equal to the men.
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I was a fine arts major in college, and a painter for many years. And I found that, like writing, art is very similar.
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The beautiful thing about working with new instruments is that you sort of approach it with a fresh perspective.
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If you learn the craft, you can make a movie and get by with tricks.
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The world can be very small. That's why you have to be very careful, whoever you meet.
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The man does not beat your head because you got a Cadillac or because you got a Ford; he beats you because you're black!
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When you're writing a book, you don't really think about it critically. You don't want to know too well what you're doing. First, you write the book, then you find the justification for it.
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You cannot truly listen to anyone and do anything else at the same time.
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A fascinating breed, Old Etonians. Impeccable in their social skills and very portable - you can put them anywhere, and they are absolutely charming.
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Writing my first book, I think in hindsight I went into it saying, 'It's gonna sell.' I was earning enough to scrape by sometime around a book or two before 'Tell No One.' I moved up from $50,000 to $75,000, then $150,000 for each book. I had never thought I would be doing anything else. I had enough encouragement.
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Mrs. Obama is not a great beauty. But she is so interesting-looking - so bright. That will always take you farther.
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That's the great thing about entering a convent: There are things that you simply can't do, so you don't have to worry about them.
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Historical fiction is actually good preparation for reading SF. Both the historical novelist and the science fiction writer are writing about worlds unlike our own.
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You can't put those guys like Marciano or anyone else in with today's class of fighters.
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If you have music that sounds like what you cover, people won't be able to differentiate who you are.
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Beauty is that quality which, next to money, is generally the most attractive to the worst kinds of men; and, therefore, it is likely to entail a great deal of trouble on the possessor.
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With respect to the northeastern boundary of the United States, no official correspondence between this Government and that of Great Britain has passed since that communicated to Congress toward the close of their last session.
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I'm a member of the Primitive Baptist Church, and they will buy every CD that I have released, but they don't me just to bring the instruments much into the church.
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The correctness and quality of what you write do not matter; the act of writing does.
