Natalie Goldberg Quotes

First thoughts have tremendous energy.  It is the way the mind first flashes on something.

thoughts

Even an ice cream parlor—a definite advantage—does not alleviate the sorrow I feel for a town lacking a bookstore.

bookstore

As writers we live life twice, like a cow that eats its food once and then regurgitates it to chew and digest it again. We have a second chance at biting into our experience and examining it.

second chances