“ What’s your favorite flavor of shit sandwich? What Manson means is that every single pursuit—no matter how wonderful and exciting and glamorous it may initially seem—comes with its own brand of shit s… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ What you produce is not necessarily always sacred, I realized, just because you think it's sacred. What sacred is the time that you spend working on the project, and what that time does to expand you… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ What if you could somehow create an expansive enough life that you could synchronize seemingly incongruous opposites into a worldview that excludes nothing? Elizabeth Gilbert
“ What did I want to do with myself? I wanted to do this! I wanted to drink martinis with showgirls, and listen to Broadway business talk, and eavesdrop on the gossip of boys who looked like girls! I wa… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ Well, I always tried to look nice and be feminine even in the worst tragedies and crisis, there's no reason to add to everyone's misery by looking miserable yourself. That's my philosophy. This is why… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ We must have the stubbornness to accept our gladness in the ruthless furnace of this world.Without bravery, their lives would remain small-far smaller than they probably wanted their lives to be. Do y… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ We loved each other. That was never thequestion. It’s just that we couldn’t figure out how to stop making each other desperately,shriekingly, soul-punishingly miserable. Elizabeth Gilbert
“ We are fiddle, fork, and spoon,We are dancing with the moon,If you'd like to steal a kiss from us,You'd better steal one soon! Elizabeth Gilbert
“ We all spend our twenties and thirties trying so hard to be perfect, because we’re so worried about what people will think of us. Then we get into our forties and fifties, and we finally start to be f… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ Wayan laughed and kissed her daughter, all the sadness about the divorce suddenly gone from her face. Elizabeth Gilbert
“ Venice seems like a wonderful city in which to die a slow and alcoholic death, or to lose a loved one, or to lose the murder weapon with which the loved one was lost in the first place. Elizabeth Gilbert
“ Traveling is the great true love of my life...I have always felt that to travel is worth any cost or sacrifice. I am loyal and constant in my love of travel. Elizabeth Gilbert
“ To be prosperous and happy in life, Henry, it is simple. Pick one woman, pick it well, and surrender. Elizabeth Gilbert
“ This is why we have to be careful of how we handle our fear—because I’ve noticed that when people try to kill off their fear, they often end up inadvertently murdering their creativity in the process. Elizabeth Gilbert
“ This is what we are like. Collectively as a species, this is our emotional landscape. I met an old lady once, almost 100 years old, and she told me, There are only two questions that human beings have… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ This is what I would like to hold on to. Please help me memorize this feeling of contentment and help me always support it. I'm putting this happiness in a bank somewhere, not merely FDIC protected bu… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ This is the singular fantasy of human intimacy: that one plus one will somehow, someday, equal one. Elizabeth Gilbert
“ This is the part of the process where I wish I’d never engaged with this idea at all. I remember this. I always go through this stage. Or: This is the part where I tell myself that I’ll never write a… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ This is likely because you’re so consumed by your own dramas, anxieties, distractions, insecurities, and duties that you aren’t receptive to inspiration. Elizabeth Gilbert
