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title: "31 Trying Quotes By Elizabeth Gilbert"
description: "31 Trying quotes by Elizabeth Gilbert. Plus more from Elizabeth Gilbert and more Trying sayings from other authors."
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> [The thing that I do try to convey is, don't do what I did - but ask what I asked.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/the-thing-that-i-do-try-to-convey-is-don-t-do-what-i-did-but-ask-what/)

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

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> [Mine is just a simple old human story - of one person trying, with great rigor and discipline, to comprehend her personal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/mine-is-just-a-simple-old-human-story-of-one-person-trying-with-great/)

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

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> [Parla Come Mangi' --It is a common way to say 'be simple', 'don't try to be rhetorical' literaly: 'speak the way you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/parla-come-mangi-it-is-a-common-way-to-say-be-simple-don-t-try-to-be/)

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

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> [Most of humanity, he said, have eyes that are so caked shut with the dust of deception they will never see the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/most-of-humanity-he-said-have-eyes-that-are-so-caked-shut-with-the/)

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

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> [Marriage is a strange combination of dream and reality, and we spend our lives as couples trying to negotiate that divide.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/marriage-is-a-strange-combination-of-dream-and-reality-and-we-spend/)

[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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> [That's what we're all sort of trying to do in our lives - to make the simplest things work out the best.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/that-s-what-we-re-all-sort-of-trying-to-do-in-our-lives-to-make-the/)

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

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> [Creativity asks you to enter realms with uncertain outcomes. People want to create a safe life for themselves so they try to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/creativity-asks-you-to-enter-realms-with-uncertain-outcomes-people/)

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

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> [Every few years, I think, 'Maybe now I'm finally smart enough or sophisticated enough to understand 'Ulysses.' So I pick it up…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/every-few-years-i-think-maybe-now-i-m-finally-smart-enough-or/)

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

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> [I'm trying to dismantle a stereotype that in order to live any kind of creative life, you have to be in torment…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/i-m-trying-to-dismantle-a-stereotype-that-in-order-to-live-any-kind/)

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

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> [If I'm being forgiving of myself, I could say I'm somebody who was really hungry for experiences. The same thing that would…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/if-i-m-being-forgiving-of-myself-i-could-say-i-m-somebody-who-was/)

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

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> [There's a lot of disorder that comes along with wanting to know everything and wanting to try everything and wanting to experience…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/there-s-a-lot-of-disorder-that-comes-along-with-wanting-to-know/)

[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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> [There are times when the only access I have to the truest person that I am is when I'm alone and trying…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/there-are-times-when-the-only-access-i-have-to-the-truest-person-that/)

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

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> [Every try to take a toy away from a toddler? They don't like that, do they? They start kicking and screaming. Best…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/every-try-to-take-a-toy-away-from-a-toddler-they-don-t-like-that-do/)

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

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> [I will tell you why we have these extraordinary minds and souls, Miss Whittaker," he continued, as though he had not heard…](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/)

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> [I think that if you can roast a chicken, you can get whatever you want out of a woman. Maybe it's just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/i-think-that-if-you-can-roast-a-chicken-you-can-get-whatever-you-want-2/)

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

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> [Women have always been more critical of marriage than men. The great mysterious irony of it is - at least it's the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/women-have-always-been-more-critical-of-marriage-than-men-the-great/)

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

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> [Why they always look so serious in Yoga? You make serious face like this, you scare away good energy. To meditate, only…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/why-they-always-look-so-serious-in-yoga-you-make-serious-face-like/)

[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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> [Writing is not like dancing or modeling; it's not something where-if you missed it by age 19-you're finished. It's never too late.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/writing-is-not-like-dancing-or-modeling-it-s-not-something-where-if/)

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

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> [For most of Western civilization there was no real division between the realms of science, divinity, and artistic endeavor - they were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/for-most-of-western-civilization-there-was-no-real-division-between/)

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

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> [Problem is, you can’t accept that his relationship had a real short shelf life. You’re like a dog at the dump, baby…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/problem-is-you-can-t-accept-that-his-relationship-had-a-real-short/)

[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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> [That's just your ego, trying to make sure it stays in charge. This is what ego does. It keeps you feeling separate,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/that-s-just-your-ego-trying-to-make-sure-it-stays-in-charge-this-is/)

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

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> [In the end, though, maybe we must all give up trying to pay back the people in this world who sustain our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/in-the-end-though-maybe-we-must-all-give-up-trying-to-pay-back-the/)

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

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> [All the parts of us that we ever were are always going to be with us. You make space to carry them…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/all-the-parts-of-us-that-we-ever-were-are-always-going-to-be-with-us/)

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

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> [When I look at my life and the lives of my female friends these days - with our dizzying number of opportunities…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/when-i-look-at-my-life-and-the-lives-of-my-female-friends-these-days/)

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

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> [The world is like a dropped pie most of the time. Don't kill yourself trying to put it back together. Just grab…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/the-world-is-like-a-dropped-pie-most-of-the-time-don-t-kill-yourself/)

[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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> [Maybe it's just me but I would suspect that a man trying to impress a woman would be more likely to bring…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/maybe-it-s-just-me-but-i-would-suspect-that-a-man-trying-to-impress-a/)

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

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## Other authors on Trying

## 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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