“ At some point, you really just have to finish your work and release it as is-if only so you can go on and make other things with a glad and determined heart. Elizabeth Gilbert
“ The philosopher Odo Marquard has noted a correlation in the German language between the word zwei, which means 'two,' and the word zweifel, which means 'doubt' - suggesting that two of anything brings… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ The Balinese don't wait and see how things go. That would be terrifying. They organize how things go, in order to keep things from falling apart. Elizabeth Gilbert
“ In return, Giovanni told me that empathizing Italians say L'ho provato sulla mia pelle, which means 'I have experienced that on my own skin.' Meaning, I have also been burned or scarred in this way, a… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ Don’t rush through the experiences and circumstances that have the most capacity to transform you. Elizabeth Gilbert
“ Bel far niente has always been a cherished Italian ideal. The beauty of doing nothing is the goal of all your work, the final accomplishment for which you are most highly congratulated. The more exqui… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ The world is afflicted with death and decay, therefore the wise do not grieve, knowing the terms of the world, says an old Buddhist teaching. In other words: Get used to it. Elizabeth Gilbert
“ You can measure your worth by your dedication to your path, not by your successes or failures Elizabeth Gilbert
“ My career started young and I was really ambitious, and then I had success and I hung out with people who were much older. I think I might have been temporally misplaced, so I thought I was 40. It was… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ Every healthy marriage is composed of walls and windows. The windows are the aspects of your relationship that are open to the world—that is, the necessary gaps through which you interact with family… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ Ceremony is essential to humans: It's a circle that we draw around important events to separate the momentous from the ordinary. And ritual is a sort of magical safety harness that guides us from one… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ There is so much about my fate that I cannot control, but other things do fall under my jurisdiction. There are certain lottery tickets I can buy, thereby increasing my odds of finding contentment. I… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ The thing that you don't understand about yourself, Vivian, is that you're not an interesting person. You are pretty, yes - but that's only because you are young. The prettiness will soon fade...What… Elizabeth Gilbert
