“ The paradox that you need to comfortably inhabit, if you wish to live a contented creative life, goes something like this: My creative expression must be the most important thing in the world to me (i… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ The other day in prayer I said to God, Look - I understand that an unexamined life is not worth living, but do you think I could someday have an unexamined lunch?. Elizabeth Gilbert
“ The last line of the Divine Comedy, in which Dante is faced with the vision of God Himself, is a sentiment that is still easily understandable by anyone familiar with so-called modern Italian. Dante w… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ The guardians of high culture will try to convince you that the arts belong only to a chosen few, but they are wrong and they are also annoying. Elizabeth Gilbert
“ The fact that this was a fairly accurate portrait of my own mother is a quick indicator of how difficult it once was for me to tell the difference between myself and the powerful woman who had raised… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ The earliest evidence of recognizable human art is forty thousand years old. The earliest evidence of human agriculture, by contrast, is only ten thousand years old. Which means that somewhere in our… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ The drums are slamming, rhythmic, exciting. As the minutes pass, it feels to me like we are collectively pulling the year 2004 toward us. Like we have roped it with our music, and now we are hauling i… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ The day is ending. It's time for something that was beautiful to turn into something else that is beautiful. Now, Let go. Elizabeth Gilbert
“ The bright red sap of the fei plant is meant to be useful for blood ailments. The signature of all things, Alma murmured. Elizabeth Gilbert
“ The beauty and variety of the natural world are merely the visible legacies of endless war. Elizabeth Gilbert
“ The Bhagavad Gita—that ancient Indian Yogic text—says that it is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else’s life with perfection. So now I have started li… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ The Bhagavad Gita--the ancient Indian yogic text--says that it is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else's life with perfection. So I have started livin… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ THIS IS ME! MY FATHER WAS A GREATER WARRIOR THAN YOUR FATHER! YOU CANNOT EVEN LIFT MY SPEAR Elizabeth Gilbert
“ Struggle was the explanation behind all the most troubling biological mysteries: species differentiation, species extinction, and species transmutation. Struggle explained everything Elizabeth Gilbert
“ So, no, when I mention tolerance, I'm not talking about learning how to stomach pure awfulness. What I am talking about is learning how to accommodate your life as generously as possible about a basic… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ So what can we do about the craziness of the world?Nothing. Ketut laughed, but with a dose of kindness. This is nature of world. This is destiny. Worry about your craziness only—make you in peace. Elizabeth Gilbert
“ So miss him. Send him some love and light every time you think about him, then drop it. Elizabeth Gilbert
“ She’s got this ability to shut me up when I start fretting over metaphysical questions, such as, What is the nature of the universe? Elizabeth Gilbert
