'Say yes to life'

 

“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  

 

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. 

As for what leads writers to become writers, 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.”