Natalie Goldberg Quotes

Writing is the act of discovery.

Writing is a subtle art that is reached mostly by self-discovery and experimentation.

When I write, I make discoveries about my feelings.

Writing has got to be an act of discovery....I write to find out what I'm thinking about.

When we write we begin to taste the texture of our own mind

The positive thing about writing is that you connect with yourself in the deepest way. You get a chance to know who you are, to know what you think. You begin to have a relationship with your mind.

Writing has got to be an act of discovery. Finding out things about what one is writing about.

When you're writing you're trying to find out something which you don't know.

I don't think it is possible to give tips for finding one's voice; it's one of those things for which there aren't really any tricks or shortcuts, or even any advice that necessarily translates from writer to writer. All I can tell you is to write as much as possible.

Writing is like paying myself a formal visit.

For me writing is foremost a mode of thinking and when it works well, an act of discovery

I didn't write because I had anything to say, but in order to find out what there was to say.

My writings are an exploration, and I think a lot of writers would tell you this, but in writing, you're not simply putting down things that are already known to you. You're actually discovering in the writing process, you're actually creating knowledge.

...there are two kinds of writing: the one you write and the one that writes you.

A story is a letter that the author writes to himself, to tell himself things that he would be unable to discover otherwise.

The four rules of writing... 1. Write to discover. 2. There is no greater discovery than love. 3. All love comes from the Creator. 4. Write what you will.

In modern novels I try to not let myself get away and to be here, and that's why I write about my life and myself. But even when I do that there's an element of disappearing to a place that's not me. It's "the selflessness of writing". It seldom happens, but when it does it's worth quite a lot.

Writing is always a voyage of discovery.

Writing a poem is discovering.

All that writers can do is keep trying to say what is deepest in their hearts.

It's while writing that suddenly a point of view appears: 'So, that's what I really thought about this thing'. Then it feels part of me.

Writing was my route to creative expression, and I needed to write about the things that interested me.

The more I have written, the less it has been about exploring myself, and the more it has been about exploring the world around me.

The art of writing is the art of discovering what you believe.

In a way, 'Billy Elliot' was autobiographical. I can't dance, but I think his dancing was me discovering about writing and literature.