When it seemed like I was going to really have to be there at Todd's [Willingham] execution, I don't think I could… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
Look for God. Look for God like a man with his head on fire looks for water. — 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 Copy Share Image
I worked at the original Coyote Ugly bar when I was a young, unpublished writer. Then later when I became a writer,… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
There was really only one person who - and I remember to this day - he was a fireman, and he said,… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
Astonishingly, at some point, a sputtering torch was thrust into her hands. Alma did not see who gave it to her. She… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
The story he [Todd Willingham] told me was this: He woke up to a fire. He ran out of the house and… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
I think how badly things can go wrong in our judicial system. All it took was one person saying that this was… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
That's your friend. My husband is my best friend. He's not the mirror that holds up my flaws. He's just the guy who's like,… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“Not to mention that I have finally arrived at that age where a woman starts to question whether the wisest way to get over… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“The Buddha taught that all human suffering is rooted in desire. Don't we all know this to be true? Any of us who have… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“And while [we] do have possibilities that are vast and magnificent and almost infinite in scope, it's important to remember that our choice-rich lives… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
Learn your way around loneliness. Make a map of it. Sit with it, for once in your life. Welcome to the human experience. — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
If we never leave our house except to drive to work, do we need to be even remotely aware of this powerful, humbling, extraordinary… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
I will tell you why we have these extraordinary minds and souls, Miss Whittaker," he continued, as though he had not heard her. "We… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
Both the five-year-olds looked at me with bewilderment and a bit of fearful uncertainty. I had a sudden horrifying image of the woman I… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“Clearing out all your misery gets you out of the way. You cease being an obstacle, not only to yourself but to anyone else.” — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
The ingredients of both darkness and light are equally present in all of us,...The madness of this planet is largely a result of the… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
I was full of a hot, powerful sadness and would have loved to burst into the comfort of tears, but tried hard not to,… — 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 around the… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
![“When it seemed like I was going to really have to be there at Todd's [Willingham] execution, I don't think I could have done it. I think I began to distance myself. I didn't visit as often; I didn't write as often. This was kind of after my conversation with [fire science expert] Gerald Hurst. And…” quote by Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/f23/elizabeth-gilbert-131_accidents_when-it-seemed-like-i-was-going-to-reall_469750.jpg)
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![“The story he [Todd Willingham] told me was this: He woke up to a fire. He ran out of the house and couldn't run back in to save his children, and that was enough to get me interested. ... There's a writer in me that's like, ... this is a great story. ... I have a good friend, who was my neighbor…” quote by Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/d7c/elizabeth-gilbert-131_children_the-story-he-todd-willingham-told-me-was_2822595.jpg)
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