The Silly Putty-like malleability of the institution [marriage], in fact, is the only reason we still have the thing at all. Very… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
He told me that one of the reasons people are so unhappy is they don't talk to themselves. He said you have… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
As somebody who, in my second marriage, insisted on a prenuptial agreement, I can also testify that sometimes it is an act… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
The inability to open up to hope is what blocks trust, and blocked trust is the reason for blighted dreams. — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
By unnerving definition, anything that the heart has chosen for its own mysterious reasons it can always unchoose later—again, for its own… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“I am more touched, still, that you are trying to understand - through rational thought - that which cannot be understood at… — Elizabeth Gilbert 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 Copy Share Image
Never go into debt to become a writer. Always find other ways to support yourself so you can do the work you… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
There is a reason they call God a presence - because God is right here, right now. In the present is the… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
I have no business being a journalist. I'm the least, I'm the least - I'm the most trusting, I absolutely make a… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
Well, I always tried to look nice and be feminine even in the worst tragedies and crisis, there's no reason to add… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
I was a bartender for a long time, so I know how to make drinks, but I'm more likely to offer them… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
You must find another reason to work, other than the desire for success or recognition. It must come from another place. — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
Even in the worst tragedies and crisis, there’s no reason to add to everyone’s misery by looking miserable yourself. — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
But, ancient Greece and ancient Rome - people did not happen to believe that creativity came from human beings back then, OK?… — 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
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