Francesca

“This all happened fifteen years ago. A friend once told me: “Trust in love and it will take you where you need to go.” I want to add, “Trust in what you love, continue to do it, and it will take you where you need to go.” And don’t worry too much about security. You will eventually have a deep security when you begin to do what you want. How many of us with our big salaries are actually secure anyway?”
― Natalie Goldberg, Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within

“Perfectionism is a mean, frozen form of idealism, while messes are the artist’s true friend.”
― Anne Lamott, Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life

“Why else are first thoughts so energizing? Because they have to do with freshness and inspiration. Inspiration means “breathing in.” Breathing in God. You actually become larger than yourself, and first thoughts are present. They are not a cover-up of what is actually happening or being felt. The present is imbued with tremendous energy. It is what is.”
― Natalie Goldberg, Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within

“It is very important to go home if you want your work to be whole. You don’t have to move in with your parents again and collect a weekly allowance, but you must claim where you come from and look deep into it. Come to honor and embrace it, or at the least, accept it.”
― Natalie Goldberg, Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within