"Writing practice brings us back to the uniqueness of our own minds and an acceptance of it. We all have wild dreams, fantasies, and ordinary thoughts. Let us to feel the texture of them and not be afraid of them.Writing is still the wildest thing I know."

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Source : Natalie Goldberg (2011). “Wild Mind: Living the Writer’s Life”, p.165, Open Road Media

Natalie Goldberg

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“I seemed to recall some words from an old Zen master, something like, "My Zen cuts down mountains." My rejection of Buddhism was a cutting down of mountains; that is precisely how it felt to me.”
“As an actor, at least from my standpoint, I can't not like who I'm playing.”

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“I love the long grass coming up to meet the willows.”
“Pain can be washed out with a song. / Pain can become jazz digested and transformed.”

Source : Alexis De Veaux (1980). “Don't Explain: A Song of Billie Holiday”, HarperCollins Publishers
“Our tradition is that of the first man who sneaked away to the creek when the tribe did not really need fish.”
“The essay form has superceded the novel as the vehicle that best suggests the prevailing apocalyptic gestalt, and as the talisman that is most able to repel the onset of paralysing dread.”
“Shooting clay targets is a very cleansing experience. It's very relaxing. It takes a lot of concentration. It's also very social, since you're usually shooting with friends. You can talk and forget about almost anything else that's on your mind.”
“We cannot use our thoughts and feelings as a standard: only Godâ€™s Word is the test.”

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