“I thought about the relentless thought-processing, soul-devouring machine that is my brain, and wondered how on earth I was ever going to… — Elizabeth Gilbert Nature Copy Share Image
I think of modern marriage as a car strangely fashioned out of an old abandoned horse carriage, built upon the framework of… — Elizabeth Gilbert Abandoned Copy Share Image
Nobody until very recently would have thought that their husband was supposed to be their best friend, confidante, intellectual soul mate, co-parent,… — Elizabeth Gilbert Best friend Copy Share Image
I believe that - if you are serious about a life of writing, or indeed about any creative form of expression -… — Elizabeth Gilbert Believe Copy Share Image
“Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around… — Elizabeth Gilbert Around the world Copy Share Image
But I don't know how much more socializing I can do, Felipe. I only have the one dress. People will start to… — Elizabeth Gilbert Beautiful Copy Share Image
There is no choice more intensely personal, after all, than whom you choose to marry; that choice tells us, to a large… — Elizabeth Gilbert Choices Copy Share Image
“We were so committed to solving this thing. Because how could two people so in love NOT end up happily ever after?… — Elizabeth Gilbert Committed Copy Share Image
We alter and customize the thing every century, every generation, every day - both in the courts and in our own homes.… — Elizabeth Gilbert Accepting Copy Share Image
“We are like Tolstoy’s fabled beggar who spent his life sitting on a pot of gold, begging for pennies from every passerby,… — Elizabeth Gilbert Begging Copy Share Image
“Do you know what I believe, Miss Whittaker? Regarding your question on the origins of human compassion and self-sacrifice? I believe that… — Elizabeth Gilbert Compassion Copy Share Image
“Even if you are eighty years old, or a lesbian, or a strident feminist, or a nun, or an eighty-year-old strident feminist… — Elizabeth Gilbert Eighty Copy Share Image
“Instructions for freedom": 1. Life's metaphors are God's instructions. 2. You have just climbed up and above the roof, there is nothing… — Elizabeth Gilbert Cold night Copy Share Image
“But I explained that deep grief sometimes is almost like a specific location, a coordinate on a map of time. When you… — Elizabeth Gilbert Better place Copy Share Image
“I tell you, Becker," Henry said, "if you make me eat mutton one more night this week, I will have someone shot."… — Elizabeth Gilbert Shot 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… — Elizabeth Gilbert Desire Copy Share Image
“This is intimacy: the trading of stories in the dark. This act, the act of quiet nighttime talking, illustrates for me more… — Elizabeth Gilbert Friendship Copy Share Image
But the very fact that this world is so challenging is exactly why you sometimes must reach out of its jurisdiction for… — Elizabeth Gilbert Authority Copy Share Image
“But it is my understanding that the health of the planet is affected by the health of every individual on it. As… — Elizabeth Gilbert Conflict Copy Share Image
“Trains running in every direction spit hot ash and cinders. Ministers and moralists feared that the vibrations and jostling of such fast… — Elizabeth Gilbert Fitness Copy Share Image
I actually have a great deal of respect for antidepressants; I think they can be enormously mighty tools toward recovery. — Elizabeth Gilbert Antidepressants Copy Share Image
“for you, I am even willing to suffer. Whatever pain happens to us in the future, I accept it already, just for… — Elizabeth Gilbert Accept Copy Share Image
In a world of disorder and disaster and fraud, sometimes only beauty can be trusted. Only artistic excellence is incorruptible. Pleasure cannot… — Elizabeth Gilbert Art Copy Share Image
Sanity and clarity are more important for me and I'm willing to give up a lot of shimmer for it. I'm willing… — Elizabeth Gilbert Boring Copy Share Image
“There are only two questions that human beings have ever fought over, all through history. How much do you love me? And… — Elizabeth Gilbert Beings Copy Share Image
“Do you have the courage? Do you have the courage to bring forth this work? The treasures that are hidden inside you… — Elizabeth Gilbert Courage Copy Share Image
“I agree--the world isn't a nursery. But the very fact that this world is so challenging is exactly why you sometimes must… — Elizabeth Gilbert Challenging Copy Share Image
I can see how the authorities could not like Todd [ Willingham], because he's not a person who is going to give… — Elizabeth Gilbert Authority Copy Share Image
“someday you will understand that nobody passes through this world without suffering—no matter what you may think of them and their supposed… — Elizabeth Gilbert Someday Copy Share Image
“central beliefs of Calvinist teachings: You are responsible for your own situation in life, you are most likely doomed, and the future… — Elizabeth Gilbert Education Copy Share Image
“how could two people who were so in love not end up happily ever after? It had to work. Didn't it? Reunited… — Elizabeth Gilbert Happily Copy Share Image
Having a baby is like getting a tattoo on your face. You really need to be certain it's what you want before… — Elizabeth Gilbert Baby Copy Share Image
Equally disquieting are the times when we do make a choice, only to later feel as though we have murdered some other… — Elizabeth Gilbert Aspect Copy Share Image
“Even in the Eternal City, says the silent Augusteum, one must always be prepared for riotous and endless waves of transformation.” — Elizabeth Gilbert Change Copy Share Image
My mom is a master gardener and I grew up on a farm. I came back to it really late in life… — Elizabeth Gilbert Bits Copy Share Image
Look - I understand that an unexamined life is not worth living, but do you think I could someday have an unexamined… — Elizabeth Gilbert Life Copy Share Image
Depression on my left, and loneliness on my right. They don't need to show me their badges. I know these guys very… — Elizabeth Gilbert Depression Copy Share Image
Creativity asks you to enter realms with uncertain outcomes. People want to create a safe life for themselves so they try to… — Elizabeth Gilbert Asks Copy Share Image
“I wanted to be all Gandhi about this. I wanted to be all Nelson Mandela about this. Not realizing at the time… — Elizabeth Gilbert Nelson mandela Copy Share Image
Guilt's just your ego's way of tricking you into thinking that you're making moral progress. Don't fall for it, my dear. — Elizabeth Gilbert Dear Copy Share Image
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