“First spouses, I have learned, don't ever really go away--even if you aren't speaking to them anymore. They are phantoms who dwell… — Elizabeth Gilbert Love Copy Share Image
“He was playing a character I had invented, which is somewhat telling. In desperate love, it's always like this, isn't it? In… — Elizabeth Gilbert Desperate love Copy Share Image
every healthy marriage is composed of walls and windows. The windows are the aspects of your relationship that are open to the… — Elizabeth Gilbert Aspect Copy Share Image
Sometimes beauty needs a bit of ignoring, to properly come into being. — Elizabeth Gilbert Beauty Copy Share Image
“My friend Bob, who is both a student of Yoga and a neuroscientist, told me that he was always agitated by this… — Elizabeth Gilbert Faith Copy Share Image
The sound universe is also spectacular around here. In the evenings there's a cricket orchestra with frogs providing the bass line. In… — Elizabeth Gilbert Bass Copy Share Image
“The Buddha referred to married people as “householders.” He even gave clear instructions as to how one should be a good householder:… — Elizabeth Gilbert Buddha Copy Share Image
“the Zen masters always say that you cannot see your reflection in running water, only in still water.” — Elizabeth Gilbert Running water Copy Share Image
“My own sober dating plan is approximately three pages long, and it includes such items as “NO WEEKLONG FIRST DATES.” My plan… — Elizabeth Gilbert Addiction Copy Share Image
“Or, as Sextus, the ancient Pythagorian philosopher, said, “The wise man is always similar to himself.” — Elizabeth Gilbert Philosophy Copy Share Image
With each reunion (we) had to learn each other all over again. There was always that nervous moment at the airport when… — Elizabeth Gilbert Airports Copy Share Image
So sadness is a place?' Giovanni asked. 'Sometimes people live there for years,'I said. — Elizabeth Gilbert People Copy Share Image
What Richard is talking about is instead admitting to the existence of negative thoughts, understanding where they came from and why they… — Elizabeth Gilbert Admitting Copy Share Image
“If I love you, I will carry for you all your pain, I will assume for you all your debts (in every… — Elizabeth Gilbert Christmas present Copy Share Image
I decide every day that I love Creativity enough to accept that Fear will always come with it. And I talk to… — Elizabeth Gilbert Accepting 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
“The Augusteum warns me not to get attached to any obsolete ideas about who I am, what I represent, whom I belong… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
Parla Come Mangi' --It is a common way to say 'be simple', 'don't try to be rhetorical' literaly: 'speak the way you… — Elizabeth Gilbert Common Copy Share Image
Never forget that once upon a time, in an unguarded moment, you recognized yourself as a friend. — Elizabeth Gilbert Friendship Copy Share Image
If I'd had any way of knowing that things were- as Lily Tomlin once said- going to get a whole lot worse… — Elizabeth Gilbert Knowing Copy Share Image
“The results of my work don't have much to do with me. I can only be in charge of producing the work… — Elizabeth Gilbert Be yourself Copy Share Image
