“ I realized that, as a songwriter, the only thing I really do is make jewelry for the inside of other people’s minds. Elizabeth Gilbert
“ I met an old lady once, almost a hundred years old, and she told me, 'There are only two questions that human beings have ever fought over, all through history. How much do you love me? And Who's in c… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ I have searched frantically for contentment for so many years in so many ways, and all the acquisitions and accomplishments- they run you down in the end. Elizabeth Gilbert
“ I have a history of making decisions very quickly about men. I have always fallen in love fast and without measuring risks. I have a tendency not only to see the best in everyone, but to assume that e… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ His spelling was several degrees beyond arbitrary, and his punctuation brought reason to sigh with unhappiness. But Elizabeth Gilbert
“ He lived in sight of both worlds, but he looked toward the unknown. And he was a scholar.... You can still live on that shimmering line between your old thinking and your new understanding, always in… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ He and I had been talking about jazz (which is to say that he had been talking about jazz, and I had been listening to him talk about jazz, because that is how you talk to a man about jazz)... Elizabeth Gilbert
“ Groceries, you need to learn how to select your thoughts just the same way you select what clothes you're gonna wear every day. This is a power you can cultivate. If you want to control things in your… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ Getting out of a marriage is rough, though, and not just for the legal / financial complications or the massive lifestyle upheaval. (As my friend Deborah once advised me wisely: Nobody ever died from… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ Even as a child, Alma innately comprehended that there were two types of silent men in the world: one type was meek and deferential; the other type was Dick Yancey. His eyes were a pair of slowly circ… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ Do you have the courage? Do you have the courage to bring forth this work? The treasures that are hidden inside you are hoping you will say yes. (quoting Jack Gilbert) Elizabeth Gilbert
“ Creativity is a path for the brave, yes, but it is not a path for the fearless, and it's important to recognize the distinction. Elizabeth Gilbert
“ But at some point you have to make peace with what you were given and if God wanted me to be a shy girl with thick, dark hair, He would have made me that way, but He didn't Useful, then, might be to a… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ But I was always coming here. I thought about one of my favorite Sufi poems, which says that God long ago drew a circle in the sand exactly around the spot where you are standing right now. I was neve… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ Faith is belief in what you cannot see or prove or touch. Faith is walking face-first and full-speed into the dark. Elizabeth Gilbert
“ Look for God, suggests my Guru. Look for God like a man with his head on fire looks for water. Elizabeth Gilbert
