“A stranger came out to White Acre one day to sell Henry a pony, for Alma to learn to ride. The pony's… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“Some people like to argue about God.” “Not necessary,” he said. “I have good idea, for if you meet some person from… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
But why must everything have a practical application? I'd been such a diligent soldier for years - working, producing, never missing a… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
It seems obvious that there comes period in your life when you have to learn to say no to things you don't… — Elizabeth Gilbert Creativity Copy Share Image
For most of Western civilization there was no real division between the realms of science, divinity, and artistic endeavor - they were… — Elizabeth Gilbert Art Copy Share Image
“A few weeks ago he said to me, completely ou of nowhere, 'You good friend to me, Liss. Loyal friend.' Then he… — Elizabeth Gilbert First place Copy Share Image
“Now that young girls like my twelve-year-old friend Mai are being exposed to modern Western women like me through crowds of tourists,… — Elizabeth Gilbert Different choices Copy Share Image
“I can cope with, and even somehow enjoy, the sinking melancholy of Venice, just for a few days. Somewhere in me I… — Elizabeth Gilbert Melancholy Copy Share Image
As I got older, I discovered that nothing within me cried out for a baby. My womb did not seem to have… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“This is very American, too - the insecurity about whether we have earned our happiness. Planet Advertising in America orbits completely around… — Elizabeth Gilbert Happiness Copy Share Image
Returning to writing fiction after 13 years away from it. Returning to the rootstock of my whole life as a writer. It's… — Elizabeth Gilbert Entire life Copy Share Image
“If we truly knew all the answers in advance as to the meaning of life and the nature of God and the… — Elizabeth Gilbert Faith Copy Share Image
“I've come to believe that there exists in the universe something I call "The Physics of The Quest" — a force of… — Elizabeth Gilbert Inspirational quotes Copy Share Image
“But whenever I see it happen, I always want to say the same thing. Good luck. Because you still have a woman… — Elizabeth Gilbert Complicated love Copy Share Image
I have far more enthusiasm in life than I have actual energy. In my excitement, I routinely take on more that I… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“George thrust into Alma's hand a lithograph of a spotted 'Catasetum.' The orchid had been rendered so magnificently that it seemed to… — Elizabeth Gilbert Artwork Copy Share Image
“This is what intimacy does to us over time. That's what a long marriage can do: It causes us to inherit and… — Elizabeth Gilbert Intimacy Copy Share Image
“I tried so hard to fight the endless sobbing. I remember asking myself one night, while I was curled up in the… — Elizabeth Gilbert Living room Copy Share Image
“I am loyal and constant in my love for travel, as I have not always been loyal and constant in my other… — Elizabeth Gilbert Love Copy Share Image
“We Americans often say that marriage is hard work. I'm not sure that the Hmong would understand this notion. Life is hard… — Elizabeth Gilbert American women Copy Share Image
“There's a power struggle going on across Europe these days. A few cities are competing against each other to see who shall… — Elizabeth Gilbert Europe 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 Copy Share Image
“I always thought we only had two choices in our lives when it came to pizza crust—thin and crispy, or thick and… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“You don't like it?" asked Luca, who loves this stuff. "I bet Gandhi never ate lamb intestines in his life," I said.… — Elizabeth Gilbert Life Copy Share Image
Traveling is the great true love of my life... I am loyal and constant in my love of travel. I feel about… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
I have my own set of survival techniques. I am patient. I know how to pack light. But my one might travel… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
We invented marriage. Couples invented marriage. We also invented divorce,mind you. And we invented infidelity,too, as well as romantic misery. In fact… — Elizabeth Gilbert Age Copy Share Image
That is who Barack Obama is - a person of admirable character - and that is who he has remained for me… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“He said, "Just as there exists in writing a literal truth and a poetic truth, there also exists in a human being… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“Alma wrote in depth about laurel, mimosa, and verbena. She wrote about grapes and camellias, about the myrtle orange, about the cosseting… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
It's still two human beings trying to get along, so it's going to be complicated. And love is always complicated. But humans… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
Nobody wants to do it - not real change, not soul change, not the painful molecular change required to truly become who… — Elizabeth Gilbert Change Copy Share Image
This is a nice metaphor, too, about mothers and daughters - that when it came time for me to make my own,… — Elizabeth Gilbert Children Copy Share Image
“The Yogic sages say that all the pain of a human life is caused by words, as is all the joy. We… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“Like most humanoids, I am burdened with what the Buddhists call the "monkey mind"--the thoughts that swing from limb to limb, stopping… — Elizabeth Gilbert Buddhism Copy Share Image
If I'm being forgiving of myself, I could say I'm somebody who was really hungry for experiences. The same thing that would… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
“But why must everything always have a practical application? I’d been such a diligent soldier for years—working, producing, never missing a deadline,… — Elizabeth Gilbert Italian Copy Share Image
“People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that's what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror,… — Elizabeth Gilbert Change your life Copy Share Image
When I read the article [in The New Yorker] by David Grann, I was very struck by people responding to the article,… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
Time -- when pursued like a bandit -- will behave like one; always remaining one country or one room ahead of you,… — Elizabeth Gilbert Copy Share Image
![“When I read the article [in The New Yorker] by David Grann, I was very struck by people responding to the article, of people thinking I was such a hero and what a wonderful person I was, and I didn't feel that at all. I felt like I had very much, like Todd [Willingham], taken a path of…” quote by Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80e/elizabeth-gilbert-131_articles_when-i-read-the-article-in-the-new-yorke_1458661.jpg)
