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title: "56 Want Quotes By Elizabeth Gilbert"
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> [God wants us to be in joy, God wants us to be happy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/god-wants-us-to-be-in-joy-god-wants-us-to-be-happy/)

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

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> [I want to have a lasting experience of God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/i-want-to-have-a-lasting-experience-of-god/)

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

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> [“i don't want to be marry anymore”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/i-don-t-want-to-be-marry-anymore/)

[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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> [ \[Italian men\] are like show poodles. Sometimes they look so good I want to applaud. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/italian-men-are-like-show-poodles-sometimes-they-look-so-good-i-want/)

[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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/i-think-that-if-you-can-roast-a-chicken-you-can-get-whatever-you-want/)

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

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> [I guess what I want to learn is how to live in this world and enjoy its delights but also devote myself…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/i-guess-what-i-want-to-learn-is-how-to-live-in-this-world-and-enjoy/)

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

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> [I would say that if you really want to STOP knowing someone, you have to divorce him.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/i-would-say-that-if-you-really-want-to-stop-knowing-someone-you-have/)

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

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> [If you want to know the world, sometimes you have to get out and roll around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/if-you-want-to-know-the-world-sometimes-you-have-to-get-out-and-roll/)

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

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> [If you want to get to the castle, Groceries, you've got to swim the moat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/if-you-want-to-get-to-the-castle-groceries-you-ve-got-to-swim-the-moat/)

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

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> [I want to learn how to speak Italian. For years, I'd wished I could speak Italian--a language I find more beautiful than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/i-want-to-learn-how-to-speak-italian-for-years-i-d-wished-i-could/)

[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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> [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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> [My heart skipped a beat and then flat-out tripped over itself and fell on its face. Then my heart stood up, brushed…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/my-heart-skipped-a-beat-and-then-flat-out-tripped-over-itself-and/)

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

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> [When you want to do something creative and you want to do something new, you have to start with the thing that's…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/when-you-want-to-do-something-creative-and-you-want-to-do-something/)

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

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> [We all want things to stay the same. Settle for living in misery because we are afraid of change, of things crumbling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/we-all-want-things-to-stay-the-same-settle-for-living-in-misery/)

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

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> [Every day when you wake up, ask yourself, 'What do I really, really, really want? ' You have to say really, really,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/every-day-when-you-wake-up-ask-yourself-what-do-i-really-really/)

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

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> [People will always want intimacy with one chosen person and you cannot have intimacy without privacy, which is why couples draw circles…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/people-will-always-want-intimacy-with-one-chosen-person-and-you/)

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

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> [Oh, I just want what we all want: a comfortable couch, a nice beverage, a weekend of no distractions and a book…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/oh-i-just-want-what-we-all-want-a-comfortable-couch-a-nice-beverage-a/)

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

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> [You know, it’s the same thing as the question of free will and destiny, the question of creativity - you, the artist,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/you-know-it-s-the-same-thing-as-the-question-of-free-will-and-destiny/)

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

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> [I want to have a lasting experience with God. Sometimes I feel like I understand the divinity of this world, but then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/i-want-to-have-a-lasting-experience-with-god-sometimes-i-feel-like-i/)

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

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> [I have good idea, for if you meet some person from different religion and he want to make argument about God. My…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/i-have-good-idea-for-if-you-meet-some-person-from-different-religion/)

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

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> [To my taste, the men in Rome are ridiculously, hurtfully, stupidly beautiful. More beautiful even than Roman women, to be honest. Italian…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/to-my-taste-the-men-in-rome-are-ridiculously-hurtfully-stupidly/)

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

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> [To find the balance you want, this is what you must become. You must keep your feet grounded so firmly on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/to-find-the-balance-you-want-this-is-what-you-must-become-you-must/)

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

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> [I want to explore the art of pleasure in Italy, the art of devotion in India and, in Indonesia, the art of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/i-want-to-explore-the-art-of-pleasure-in-italy-the-art-of-devotion-in/)

[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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> [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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> [Your problem is you don't understand what that word means. People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that's what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/your-problem-is-you-don-t-understand-what-that-word-means-people/)

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

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> [I think a lot of people who feel as though they desperately want to be married oftentimes simply desperately want to have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/i-think-a-lot-of-people-who-feel-as-though-they-desperately-want-to/)

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

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> [Given that life is so short, do I really want to spend one-ninetieth of my remaining days on earth reading Edward Gibbon?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/given-that-life-is-so-short-do-i-really-want-to-spend-one-ninetieth/)

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

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> [Venice is beautiful, but like a Bergman movie is beautiful; you can admire it, but you don't really want to live in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/venice-is-beautiful-but-like-a-bergman-movie-is-beautiful-you-can/)

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

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> [I want God to play in my bloodstream the way sunlight amuses itself on the water.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/i-want-god-to-play-in-my-bloodstream-the-way-sunlight-amuses-itself/)

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

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> [I was a writer before 'Eat, Pray, Love,' and I'll be a writer after it's over. It's what I want to do…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/i-was-a-writer-before-eat-pray-love-and-i-ll-be-a-writer-after-it-s/)

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

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> [I've always been afraid of saying no to people because I don't want them to be disappointed and dislike me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/i-ve-always-been-afraid-of-saying-no-to-people-because-i-don-t-want/)

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

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> [I know this simple fact to be true, for I myself have abandoned people who did not want me to go, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/i-know-this-simple-fact-to-be-true-for-i-myself-have-abandoned-people/)

[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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> [It seems obvious that there comes period in your life when you have to learn to say no to things you don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/it-seems-obvious-that-there-comes-period-in-your-life-when-you-have/)

[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 couldn't care less about evidence and proof and assurances. I just want God. I want God inside me. I want God…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/i-couldn-t-care-less-about-evidence-and-proof-and-assurances-i-just/)

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

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## Other authors on Want

## 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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