“A
writer must say yes to life, to all of life: the water glasses, the Kemp's
half-and-half, the ketchup on the counter. It is not a writer's task to say,
‘It is dumb to live in a small town or to eat in a café when you can eat
macrobiotic at home.’ Our task is to say a holy yes to the real things of our
life as they exist.” – Natalie Goldberg
I once had the good fortune to hear
new age writer Natalie Goldberg reading from her terrific book, Writing Down The Bones, and saying the
words listed above – expressing what a “true” writer should stand for and
represent.
Born in New York in
1948, Goldberg now lives in New Mexico and is perhaps best known for her series
of books exploring writing as Zen practice. 
She also is a noted teacher and lecturer.
She also is a noted teacher and lecturer.
As for what drives
writers to write, she said, “I don't think everyone wants to create the great
American novel, but we all have a dream of telling our stories – of realizing
what we think, feel, and see before we die. Writing is a path to meet ourselves
and become intimate.”
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