“ Unfenced by law, the unmarried lover can quit a bad relationship at any time. But you - the legally married person who wants to escape doomed love - may soon discover that a significant portion of you… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ As somebody who, in my second marriage, insisted on a prenuptial agreement, I can also testify that sometimes it is an act of love to chart the exit strategy before you enter the union, in order to ma… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ Double-pumpin' it when you have to inhale two desperate gasps of oxygen with every sob. Elizabeth Gilbert
“ You can measure the happiness of a marriage by the number of scars that each partner carries on their tongues, earned from years of biting back angry words. Elizabeth Gilbert
“ This is what rituals are for. We do spiritual ceremonies as human beings in order to create a safe resting place for our most complicated feelings of joy or trauma, so that we don't have to haul those… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ Soul mates, they come into your life just to reveal another layer of yourself to you, and then they leave. And thank God for it. Your problem is, you just can't let this one go. It's over, Groceries.… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ She loved it even more than ever, perhaps, because now, as an adult, she finally had the perspective to appreciate the value of her own joy. Elizabeth Gilbert
“ Rest assured, dear friend, that many noteworthy and great sciences and arts have been discovered through the understanding and subtlety of women, both in cognitive speculation, demonstrated in writing… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ Q: What is creativity? A: The relationship between a human being and the mysteries of inspiration. Elizabeth Gilbert
“ Not town can live peacefully, whatever its laws, Plato wrote, when its citizens ... do nothing but feast and drink and tire themselves out in the cares of love.But is it such a bad thing to live like… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ My husband was sleeping in the other room, in our bed.I equal parts loved him and could not stand him. I couldn't wake him to share in my distress—what would be the point? He'd already been watching m… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ Most individuals have never had enough time, and they’ve never had enough resources, and they’ve never had enough support or patronage or reward . . . and yet still they persist in creating. They pers… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ Life goes on, after all, and one must always seek the lesson even through the sorrow. Never remain static; never stop collecting information. And Elizabeth Gilbert
