Let the Whole Thundering World Come Home Quotes

“it is Simone I want to visit in her cramped grave. To thank her for a single line in The Second Sex that I read in my midtwenties. It rang in my head like a bell, tolling the direction to my future. I paraphrase: In order to create, one must be deeply rooted in society. After reading that line I vowed to elbow my way in, to be heard. I knew women had been pushed to the margins.”
― Natalie Goldberg, Let the Whole Thundering World Come Home: A Memoir

“Jump in, no excuses. Exert the force of your life. Persevere under all circumstances.”
― Natalie Goldberg, Let the Whole Thundering World Come Home: A Memoir