Natalie Goldberg

A writer's job is to give the reader a larger vision of the world.

Trust in what you love, continue to do it, and it will take you where you need to go.

If you feel bored or uncomfortable as you're writing, ask yourself what's bothering you and write about that. Sometimes your creative energy is like water in a kinked hose, and before thoughts can flow on the topic at hand, you have to straighten the hose by attending to whatever is preoccupying you.