“ I told him. I was not accustomed, Angela, to having men listen to me.And as for your father, he was not accustomed to being with a woman who would walk five miles with him in the middle of the night,… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ I think it's a might act of human love to remind somebody that they can accomplish things by themselves, and that the world does not automatically owe them any reward, and that they are not as weak an… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ I still can’t say whether I ever want children….I can only say how I feel now--grateful to be on my own. I also know that I won’t go forth and have children just in case I might regret missing it late… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ It doesn’t matter in the least. Let people have their opinions. More than that—let people be in love with their opinions, just as you and I are in love with ours. But never delude yourself into believ… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ I was an exceptionally freaked-out child. My earliest memories are of fear, as are pretty much all the memories that come after my earliest memories.Growing up, I was afraid not only of all the common… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ I want to explore the art of pleasure in Italy, the art of devotion in India and, in Indonesia, the art of balancing the two. It was only later, after admitting this dream, that I noticed the happy co… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ I think it’s a mighty act of human love to remind somebody that they can accomplish things by themselves, and that the world does not automatically owe them any reward, and that they are not as weak a… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ I think there are writers who take a quieter approach to their work — one that is just about respectfully showing up for your vocation day after day, steadily doing your best, and letting go of the re… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ There’s this human capacity for joy and endurance, even when things are at their worst. A joy that occurs not despite our suffering, but within it. Elizabeth Gilbert
“ When it comes to developing a worldview, we tend to face this false division: Either you are a realist who says the world is terrible, or a naïve optimist who says the world is wonderful and turns a b… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ I know a woman who gets tattoos all the time. She acquires new tattoos the way I might buy a new pair of earrings. She wakes up in the morning and announces, "I think I'll go get a new tattoo today."… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ As someone who struggles with anxiety and cowardice, as we all do, I’m profoundly inspired by. . . . full-on commitment to wonder, to wonder as a response to anguish or difficulty. It makes everything… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ Being content with what you have already is an art form that leads to a peace that can’t be replaced by anything else. Elizabeth Gilbert
“ Stop treating your creativity like it’s a tired, old, unhappy marriage (a grind, a drag) and start regarding it with the fresh eyes of a passionate lover. Even if you have only fifteen minutes a day i… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ Destiny, I feel is also a relationship-a play between grace and willful self-effort. Half of it you have no control over, half of it is absolutely in your hands and your actions will show measurable c… Elizabeth Gilbert
“ The only thing more unthinkable than leaving was staying the only thing more impossible than stayin the only thing more impossible than staying was leaving.g was leaving. Elizabeth Gilbert
