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title: "41 Needs Quotes By Elizabeth Gilbert"
description: "41 Needs quotes by Elizabeth Gilbert. Plus more from Elizabeth Gilbert and more Needs sayings from other authors."
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> [What are you willing to give up, in order to become who you really need to be?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/what-are-you-willing-to-give-up-in-order-to-become-who-you-really/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

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> [Sometimes beauty needs a bit of ignoring, to properly come into being.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/sometimes-beauty-needs-a-bit-of-ignoring-to-properly-come-into-being/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

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> [The only place the mind will ever find peace is inside the silence of the heart. That's where you need to go](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/the-only-place-the-mind-will-ever-find-peace-is-inside-the-silence-of-2/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

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> [Dear Lord, please show me everything I need to understand about forgiveness and surrender](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/dear-lord-please-show-me-everything-i-need-to-understand-about/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

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> [I do not need to love you to prove that I love myself!!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/i-do-not-need-to-love-you-to-prove-that-i-love-myself/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

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> [Having a baby is like getting a tattoo on your face. You really need to be certain it's what you want before…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/having-a-baby-is-like-getting-a-tattoo-on-your-face-you-really-need/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

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> [I am not an expert at praying, as you know. But can you please help me? I am in desperate need of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/i-am-not-an-expert-at-praying-as-you-know-but-can-you-please-help-me/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

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> [You make some big grandoise decision about what you need to do, or who you need to be, and then circumstances arise…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/you-make-some-big-grandoise-decision-about-what-you-need-to-do-or-who/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

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> [Depression on my left, Loneliness on my right. They don't need to show me thier badges. I know these guys very well.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/depression-on-my-left-loneliness-on-my-right-they-don-t-need-to-show/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

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> [But we are not what the other one needs, still he is certain that I will find great love in my life…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/but-we-are-not-what-the-other-one-needs-still-he-is-certain-that-i/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

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> [the four virtues a person needs in order to be safe and happy in life: intelligence, friendship, strength and (I love this…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/the-four-virtues-a-person-needs-in-order-to-be-safe-and-happy-in-life/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

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> [In desperate love, we always invent the characters of our partners, demanding they be what we need of them, and then feeling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/in-desperate-love-we-always-invent-the-characters-of-our-partners/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

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> [the only thing you need to do for now is get some rest and take good care of yourself until you do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/the-only-thing-you-need-to-do-for-now-is-get-some-rest-and-take-good/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

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> [Every woman deserves a man that can make her heart forget that it was ever broken. Even if these have been broken…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/every-woman-deserves-a-man-that-can-make-her-heart-forget-that-it-was-2/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

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> [But I don't know how much more socializing I can do, Felipe. I only have the one dress. People will start to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/but-i-don-t-know-how-much-more-socializing-i-can-do-felipe-i-only/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

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> [ Il bel far niente means 'the beauty of doing nothing'... \[it\] has always been a cherished Italian ideal. The beauty of doing… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/il-bel-far-niente-means-the-beauty-of-doing-nothing-it-has-always/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

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> [When Catherine told me about this (tragedy nearby), I could only say, shocked, "Dear God, that family needs grace." She replied firmly,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/when-catherine-told-me-about-this-tragedy-nearby-i-could-only-say/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

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> [I thought about the relentless thought-processing, soul-devouring machine that is my brain, and wondered how on earth I was ever going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/i-thought-about-the-relentless-thought-processing-soul-devouring-2/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

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> [There is a theory that if you yearn sincerely enough for a Guru, you will find one. The universe will shift, destiny's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/there-is-a-theory-that-if-you-yearn-sincerely-enough-for-a-guru-you/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

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> [Nobody wants to do it - not real change, not soul change, not the painful molecular change required to truly become who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/nobody-wants-to-do-it-not-real-change-not-soul-change-not-the-painful/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

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> [The world needs women who stop asking for permission from the principal. Permission to live their lives as they deeply know they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/the-world-needs-women-who-stop-asking-for-permission-from-the/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

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> [I see women who have this struggle between what they know is right, what they know is necessary, what they know is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/i-see-women-who-have-this-struggle-between-what-they-know-is-right/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

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> [This is what rituals are for. We do spiritual ceremonies as human beings in order to create a safe resting place for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/this-is-what-rituals-are-for-we-do-spiritual-ceremonies-as-human-3/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

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> [I decide every day that I love Creativity enough to accept that Fear will always come with it. And I talk to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/i-decide-every-day-that-i-love-creativity-enough-to-accept-that-fear/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

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> [So I stood up and did a handstand on my Guru's roof, to celebrate the notion of liberation. I felt the dusty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/so-i-stood-up-and-did-a-handstand-on-my-guru-s-roof-to-celebrate-the/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

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> [We have hands; we can stand on them if we want to. That's our privilege. That's the joy of a mortal body.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/we-have-hands-we-can-stand-on-them-if-we-want-to-that-s-our-privilege/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

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> [I am determined to make the most of this life that I have, damn it - it's that kind of stubbornness I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/i-am-determined-to-make-the-most-of-this-life-that-i-have-damn-it-it/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

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> [We all seem to get this idea that, in order to be sacred, we have to make some massive, drastic change of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/we-all-seem-to-get-this-idea-that-in-order-to-be-sacred-we-have-to/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

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> [Here was something I already knew to be true about myself: Just as there are some wives who will occasionally need a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/here-was-something-i-already-knew-to-be-true-about-myself-just-as/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

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> [I have a lot of trouble forgiving myself for being so dumb... But yes, of course, the big generous compassionate view that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/i-have-a-lot-of-trouble-forgiving-myself-for-being-so-dumb-but-yes-of/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

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> [If we never leave our house except to drive to work, do we need to be even remotely aware of this powerful,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/if-we-never-leave-our-house-except-to-drive-to-work-do-we-need-to-be/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

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> [Maybe this is just some stupid romantic South American idea, but I need you to understand-darling, for you, I am even willing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/maybe-this-is-just-some-stupid-romantic-south-american-idea-but-i/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

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> [You need to learn how to select your thoughts just the same way you select your clothes every day. This is a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/you-need-to-learn-how-to-select-your-thoughts-just-the-same-way-you/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

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> [The resting place of the mind is the heart. The only thing the mind hears all day is clanging bells and noise…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/the-resting-place-of-the-mind-is-the-heart-the-only-thing-the-mind/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

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> [But why must everything have a practical application? I'd been such a diligent soldier for years - working, producing, never missing a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/but-why-must-everything-have-a-practical-application-i-d-been-such-a/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

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> [Creativity does not belong exclusively to professional artists and geniuses; it is the birthright of every single human being. Creativity is our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/creativity-does-not-belong-exclusively-to-professional-artists-and/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

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> [We gallop through our lives like circus performers balancing on two speeding side-by-side horses--one foot is on the horse called "fate," the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/we-gallop-through-our-lives-like-circus-performers-balancing-on-two/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

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> [Go back to bed', said the omniscient interior voice, because you don't need to know the final answer right now, at three…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/go-back-to-bed-said-the-omniscient-interior-voice-because-you-don-t/)

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> [I’m here. I love you. I don’t care if you need to stay up crying all night long, I will stay with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/i-m-here-i-love-you-i-don-t-care-if-you-need-to-stay-up-crying-all-3/)

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> [He is only happy when he can maintain himself - mentally and spiritually - at the intersection between a vertical line and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/he-is-only-happy-when-he-can-maintain-himself-mentally-and/)

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## Other authors on Needs

## More by Elizabeth Gilbert

> [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,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/that-s-your-friend-my-husband-is-my-best-friend-he-s-not-the-mirror/)

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> [“Not to mention that I have finally arrived at that age where a woman starts to question whether the wisest way to get over…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/not-to-mention-that-i-have-finally-arrived-at-that-age-where-a-woman/)

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> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/the-buddha-taught-that-all-human-suffering-is-rooted-in-desire-don-t/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

> [ “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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/and-while-we-do-have-possibilities-that-are-vast-and-magnificent-and/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

> [Learn your way around loneliness. Make a map of it. Sit with it, for once in your life. Welcome to the human experience.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/learn-your-way-around-loneliness-make-a-map-of-it-sit-with-it-for/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

> [If we never leave our house except to drive to work, do we need to be even remotely aware of this powerful, humbling, extraordinary…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/if-we-never-leave-our-house-except-to-drive-to-work-do-we-need-to-be/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

> [I will tell you why we have these extraordinary minds and souls, Miss Whittaker," he continued, as though he had not heard her. "We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/i-will-tell-you-why-we-have-these-extraordinary-minds-and-souls-miss/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/both-the-five-year-olds-looked-at-me-with-bewilderment-and-a-bit-of/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

> [“Clearing out all your misery gets you out of the way. You cease being an obstacle, not only to yourself but to anyone else.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/clearing-out-all-your-misery-gets-you-out-of-the-way-you-cease-being/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/the-ingredients-of-both-darkness-and-light-are-equally-present-in-all/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

> [I was full of a hot, powerful sadness and would have loved to burst into the comfort of tears, but tried hard not to,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/i-was-full-of-a-hot-powerful-sadness-and-would-have-loved-to-burst/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

> [“I live in nature where everything is connected, circular. The seasons are circular. The planet is circular, and so is the planet around the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/i-live-in-nature-where-everything-is-connected-circular-the-seasons/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

> [“His spelling was several degrees beyond arbitrary, and his punctuation brought reason to sigh with unhappiness. But”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/his-spelling-was-several-degrees-beyond-arbitrary-and-his-punctuation/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

> [Before you realize this truth, say the Yogis, you will always be in despair, a notion nicely expressed in this exasperated line from the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/before-you-realize-this-truth-say-the-yogis-you-will-always-be-in/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

> [I actually have a great deal of respect for antidepressants; I think they can be enormously mighty tools toward recovery.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/i-actually-have-a-great-deal-of-respect-for-antidepressants-i-think/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

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