“A writer needs a certain dumb quality. I often told my students that in a downpour people rush for cover. A writer stands unprotected near a puddle, fascinated by the ripples the drops make, bewitched by the way they bouce on pavement, letting the rain hit her naked head. Both writers – and Zen students – need to step into life fresh and experience it anew. Being smart is beside the point.”
The Great Failure by Natalie Goldberg
