Natalie Goldberg, Writing Down the Bones: Freeing the Writer Within

"Play around. Dive into absurdity and write. Take chances. You will succeed if you are fearless of failure."

"Write what disturbs you, what you fear, what you have not been willing to speak about. Be willing to be split open."

"If you are not afraid of the voices inside you, you will not fear the critics outside you."

"Write what disturbs you, what you fear, what you have not been willing to speak about. Be willing to be split open."

"Play around. Dive into absurdity and write. Take chances. You will succeed if you are fearless of failure."