If I'm being forgiving of myself, I could say I'm somebody who was really hungry for experiences. The same thing that would… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“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 Change your life Copy Share Image
When I read the article [in The New Yorker] by David Grann, I was very struck by people responding to the article,… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“I live in nature where everything is connected, circular. The seasons are circular. The planet is circular, and so is the planet… — Elizabeth Gilbert Circle of life Copy Share Image
“You can measure your worth by your dedication to your path, not by your successes or failures. You can battle your demons… — Elizabeth Gilbert Failure Copy Share Image
I know what it feels like to be bruised; I know what it feels like to carry things around with you that… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
Your fear is just as boring as mine is. Everyone's got the same one. It is not precious. It is not special.… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“You do not notice the tribulations that occur all around you, to other people. Do not protest; it is true. I am… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“If I love you, I will carry for you all your pain, I will assume for you all your debts (in every… — Elizabeth Gilbert Christmas present Copy Share Image
The nineteenth century was the last moment in history when a relatively educated layperson could follow what was going on in the… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
I want to explore the art of pleasure in Italy, the art of devotion in India and, in Indonesia, the art of… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“A family in my sister's neighborhood was recently stricken with a double tragedy, when both the young mother and her three-year-old son… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“She felt the familiar old constriction in her chest - that combination of desire and urgency. She needed more hours - many… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
To find the balance you want, this is what you must become. You must keep your feet grounded so firmly on the… — Elizabeth Gilbert Balance Copy Share Image
“Addiction is the hallmark of every infatuation-based love story. It all begins when the object of your adoration bestows upon you a… — Elizabeth Gilbert Addiction Copy Share Image
“As someone who struggles with anxiety and cowardice, as we all do, I’m profoundly inspired by. . . . full-on commitment to… — Elizabeth Gilbert Anxiety Copy Share Image
“writers like Jack Kerouac (who called himself an "urban Thoreau") set forth to redefine and rediscover ways to live in America without… — Elizabeth Gilbert America Copy Share Image
“In the end, what i have come to believe about God is simple. It's like this - I used to have this… — Elizabeth Gilbert Animal Copy Share Image
There's no reason to keep a piece of furniture in your house that is so sacred and rare that you can't put… — Elizabeth Gilbert Book Copy Share Image
“I became a student of my own depressed experience, trying to unthread its causes. What was the root of all this despair?… — Elizabeth Gilbert Bad behavior Copy Share Image
I see women who have this struggle between what they know is right, what they know is necessary, what they know is… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“He lived in sight of both worlds, but he looked toward the unknown. And he was a scholar… You can still live… — Elizabeth Gilbert Borders Copy Share Image
“Possessing a creative mind, after all, is something like having a border collie for a pet: It needs to work, or else… — Elizabeth Gilbert Creating Copy Share Image
“It’s the same with relationships, I think. People always fall in love with the most perfect aspects of each other’s personalities. Who… — Elizabeth Gilbert Fall in love Copy Share Image
Todd's mother had several children by different fathers, and Todd [Willingham] had been abandoned in California. ... He's a good-looking man. He… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“Still, despite all this, traveling is the great true love of my life. I have always felt, ever since I was sixteen… — Elizabeth Gilbert Life Copy Share Image
I thought about the relentless thought-processing, soul-devouring machine that is my brain, and wondered how on earth I was ever going to… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
There are only two questions that human beings have ever fought over, all through history. 'How much do you love me?' And,… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
We were taught to be dependable, responsible, the top of our classes at school, the most organized and efficient babysitters in town,… — Elizabeth Gilbert Army Copy Share Image
“I choose to trust that inspiration is always nearby, the whole time I'm working, trying its damnedest to impart assistance. [...] Sometimes… — Elizabeth Gilbert Creativity Copy Share Image
“I knew then and I know now only what my heart feels to be true, you see - that without the love… — Elizabeth Gilbert Love Copy Share Image
“I don't sit around waiting for passion to strike me. I keep working steadily, because I believe it is our privilege as… — Elizabeth Gilbert Creativity Copy Share Image
“Alma knelt in the tall grass and brought her face as near as she could to the stone. And there, rising no… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
It was like time would stop, and the dancer would sort of step through some kind of portal and he wasn't doing… — Elizabeth Gilbert Allah Copy Share Image
Faith is walking face-first and full-speed into the dark. If we truly knew all the answers in advance as to the meaning… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“But I was always coming here. I though about one of my favorite Sufi poems, which says that God long ago drew… — Elizabeth Gilbert Destiny Copy Share Image