Life Quotes by Elizabeth Gilbert

“It all goes away. Eventually, everything goes away.”

— Elizabeth Gilbert

My life's accomplishments? Sanity, and you.

— Elizabeth Gilbert

My life acccomplishments? Sanity, and you

— Elizabeth Gilbert

What do I believe that I deserve in this life?

— Elizabeth Gilbert

“All the pain of a human life is caused by words, as is all the joy.”

— Elizabeth Gilbert

“Life was just unbelievably happy.”

— Elizabeth Gilbert

Nobody's life is interesting enough to warrant a third memoir.

— Elizabeth Gilbert

traveling is the great true love of my life

— Elizabeth Gilbert

“What life is, we know not. What life does, we know well. —LORD PERCEVAL”

— Elizabeth Gilbert

I am determined to make the most of this life that I have, damn it - it's that kind of stubbornness I…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

Learn your way around loneliness. Make a map of it. Sit with it, for once in your life. Welcome to the human…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

I was a writer before 'Eat, Pray, Love,' and I'll be a writer after it's over. It's what I want to do…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

the four virtues a person needs in order to be safe and happy in life: intelligence, friendship, strength and (I love this…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

Given that life is so short, do I really want to spend one-ninetieth of my remaining days on earth reading Edward Gibbon?

— Elizabeth Gilbert

To be prosperous and happy in life, Henry, it is simple. Pick one woman, pick it well, and surrender.

— Elizabeth Gilbert

Tis' better to live your own life imperfectly than to imitate someone else's perfectly.

— Elizabeth Gilbert

“only those who live in the wilderness can recognize the central truth of existence, which is that death lives right beside us…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

“But for me, to experience life through mere reason is to feel about in the dark for God’s face while wearing heavy…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

That’s the thing about a human life-there’s no control group, no way to ever know how any of us would have turned…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

Someday you're gonna look back on this moment of your life as such a sweet time of grieving. You'll see that you…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

Travel is similar to therapy. You can go to the best psychologist in the world for ten years. If you don't feel…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

“believe that we understand very little, and what we do understand is mostly wrong. I believe that life cannot be survived—that is…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

Because I know something that you don't know. I know that this is the worst experience of your life, but I also…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

“The universe buries strange jewels deep within us all, and then stands back to see if we can find them. The hunt…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

“And while the paths and outcomes of creative living will vary wildly from person to person, I can guarantee you this: A…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

“But is it such a bad thing to live like this for just a little while? Just for a few months of…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

“You are free, because everyone is too busy fussing over themselves to worry all that much about you. Go be whomever you…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

We search for happiness everywhere, but we are like Tolstoy's fabled beggar who spent his life sitting on a pot of gold,…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

Problem is, you can’t accept that his relationship had a real short shelf life. You’re like a dog at the dump, baby…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

“Silence and solitude are universally recognized spiritual practices, and there are good reasons for this. Learning how to discipline your speech is…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

“Life, if you keep chasing it so hard, will drive you to death. Time—when pursued like a bandit—will behave like one; always…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

“Most of my writing life, to be perfectly honest, is not freaky, old-timey, voodoo-style Big Magic. Most of my writing life consists…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

“But what if, either by choice or by reluctant necessity, you end up not participating in this comforting cycle of family and…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

“A Sanskrit word appeared in the paragraph: ANTEVASIN. It means, ‘one who lives at the border.’ In ancient times, this was a…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

“Life, if you keep chasing it so hard, will drive you to death. Time - when pursued like a bandit - will…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

“As I listened to the other addicts share their life experiences, I began to hear the story of my own life, told…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that's what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror,…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

“it feels like a precious wound, like a heartbreak you won’t let go of because it hurts too good. We all want…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

“When you are walking down the road in Bali and your pass a stranger, the very first question he or she will…

— Elizabeth Gilbert

“Instructions for freedom": 1. Life's metaphors are God's instructions. 2. You have just climbed up and above the roof, there is nothing…

— Elizabeth Gilbert