Devil’s in the details

“it is important to say the names of who we are, the names of places we have lived, and to write the details of our lives. we have lived; our moments are important. this is what it is to be a writer: to be the carrier of details that make up history. a writer must say yes to life, to all of life. our task is to say a holy yes to the real things of our life as they exist — the real truth of who we are. we must become writers who accept things as they are, come to love the details, and step forward with a yes on our lips so there can be no more noes in the world, noes that invalidate life and stop these details from continuing.” —natalie goldberg