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title: "31 Stills Quotes By Elizabeth Gilbert"
description: "31 Stills quotes by Elizabeth Gilbert. Plus more from Elizabeth Gilbert and more Stills sayings from other authors."
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> [he was still my romantic hero and I was still his living dream](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/he-was-still-my-romantic-hero-and-i-was-still-his-living-dream/)

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

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> [I've been screwed and sued and tattooed, and I'm still standin' here in front of you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/i-ve-been-screwed-and-sued-and-tattooed-and-i-m-still-standin-here-in/)

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

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> [Zen masters say you cannot see your reflection in running water, only in still water.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/zen-masters-say-you-cannot-see-your-reflection-in-running-water-only/)

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

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> [At some point, you gotta let go, and sit still, and allow contentment to come to you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/at-some-point-you-gotta-let-go-and-sit-still-and-allow-contentment-to/)

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

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> [Admittedly, I am not the one who looks fantastic in everything, but still I cannot help loving myself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/admittedly-i-am-not-the-one-who-looks-fantastic-in-everything-but/)

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

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> [I'm still aspiring to be a better and better person, but I think that disappointments have made me gentler with other people…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/i-m-still-aspiring-to-be-a-better-and-better-person-but-i-think-that/)

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

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> [I think of modern marriage as a car strangely fashioned out of an old abandoned horse carriage, built upon the framework of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/i-think-of-modern-marriage-as-a-car-strangely-fashioned-out-of-an-old/)

[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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> [My heart was broken so badly last time that it still hurts. Isn't that crazy? To still have a broken heart almost…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/my-heart-was-broken-so-badly-last-time-that-it-still-hurts-isn-t-that/)

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

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> [Nothing in the last few years has dazzled me more than Hilary Mantel's 'Wolf Hall,' which blew the top of my head…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/nothing-in-the-last-few-years-has-dazzled-me-more-than-hilary-mantel/)

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

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> [It's what I call the haute couture, high-end version of fear perfectionism. It's just fear in really good shoes. But it's still…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/it-s-what-i-call-the-haute-couture-high-end-version-of-fear/)

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

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> [Here in America, marriage still has a mystical, intangible power: It is a passport to adulthood and respectability and to a certain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/here-in-america-marriage-still-has-a-mystical-intangible-power-it-is/)

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

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> [We're already separated that's official but there's still a window of hope left open that perhaps someday we could give things another…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/we-re-already-separated-that-s-official-but-there-s-still-a-window-of/)

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

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> [My mother has made choices in her life, as we all must, and she is at peace with them. I can see…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/my-mother-has-made-choices-in-her-life-as-we-all-must-and-she-is-at/)

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

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> [ Todd's mother had several children by different fathers, and Todd \[Willingham\] had been abandoned in California. ... He's a good-looking man. He… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/todd-s-mother-had-several-children-by-different-fathers-and-todd/)

[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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> [The nineteenth century was the last moment in history when a relatively educated layperson could follow what was going on in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/the-nineteenth-century-was-the-last-moment-in-history-when-a/)

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

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> [It's still two human beings trying to get along, so it's going to be complicated. And love is always complicated. But humans…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/it-s-still-two-human-beings-trying-to-get-along-so-it-s-going-to-be/)

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

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> [I think it's wonderful when a love story begins with a great deal of romance and affection, passion and excitement, that's how…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/i-think-it-s-wonderful-when-a-love-story-begins-with-a-great-deal-of/)

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

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> [Modern marriage is first and foremost a romantic and private union, but the tax laws and inheritance laws and religious implications that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/modern-marriage-is-first-and-foremost-a-romantic-and-private-union/)

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

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> [I still can’t say whether I ever want children….I can only say how I feel now--grateful to be on my own. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/i-still-can-t-say-whether-i-ever-want-children-i-can-only-say-how-i/)

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

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> [I remember asking myself one night, while I was curled up in the same old corner of my same old couch in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/i-remember-asking-myself-one-night-while-i-was-curled-up-in-the-same/)

[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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> [I said, "It seems like you have fond feelings toward your ex-wife. Are you two still close?" "Nah," he said casually. "She…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/i-said-it-seems-like-you-have-fond-feelings-toward-your-ex-wife-are/)

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

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> [With each reunion (we) had to learn each other all over again. There was always that nervous moment at the airport when…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/with-each-reunion-we-had-to-learn-each-other-all-over-again-there-was/)

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

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> [When you're lost in those woods, it sometimes takes you a while to realize that you are lost. For the longest time,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/when-you-re-lost-in-those-woods-it-sometimes-takes-you-a-while-to-2/)

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

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> [What profound reward you must glean from studying the world so closely…Too many people turn away from small wonders, I find. There…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/what-profound-reward-you-must-glean-from-studying-the-world-so/)

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

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> [ The Silly Putty-like malleability of the institution \[marriage\], in fact, is the only reason we still have the thing at all. Very… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/the-silly-putty-like-malleability-of-the-institution-marriage-in-fact/)

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

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> [Well, I always tried to look nice and be feminine even in the worst tragedies and crisis, there's no reason to add…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/well-i-always-tried-to-look-nice-and-be-feminine-even-in-the-worst/)

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

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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/)

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

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> [You are still young, so you think only of your own self. You do not notice the tribulations that occur all around…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/you-are-still-young-so-you-think-only-of-your-own-self-you-do-not/)

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

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## Other authors on Stills

## 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/)

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

> [“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/)

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

> [“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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