I think sometimes we look at other people's marriages and we think they must always be so happy together. I don't know anybody who's married for a long time who hasn't somehow made room in their love story for the hate and resentment that they sometimes feel toward each other. Elizabeth Gilbert feelhappyhate share on social
I've come to realize that the contemporary creative culture is not generating the best possible outcome. Elizabeth Gilbert contemporarycreativeculture Change image and share on social
Now, if you are like me - if you are like practically anybody in America - then you probably hold some negative opinions about the French, based upon movies, rumors, recent headlines, unfortunate run-ins with Parisian waiters, or... you know... all that unpleasantness surrounding the Vichy regime. Elizabeth Gilbert americabasefrench share on social
I have these new policies toward my life, like 'I will not accelerate when I see the yellow light.' Elizabeth Gilbert acceleratelifelight Change image and share on social
I feel like there are women who are genuinely born to be mothers, and women who are born to be aunties, and women who really probably not should be allowed near children. The tragedy that happens is when any one of those women ends up in the wrong category. Elizabeth Gilbert allowauntiebear share on social
But when it comes to writing the thing that I've sort of been thinking about lately, is why? You know, is it rational? Is it logical that anybody should be expected to be afraid of the work that they feel they were put on this Earth to do. Elizabeth Gilbert afraidearthexpect share on social
Unfenced by law, the unmarried lover can quit a bad relationship at any time. But you - the legally married person who wants to escape doomed love - may soon discover that a significant portion of your marriage contract belongs to the State, and that it sometimes takes a very long while for the State to grant you your leave. Elizabeth Gilbert badbelongcontract share on social
You know, even I have had work or ideas come through me from a source that I honestly cannot identify. And what is that thing? And how are we to relate to it in a way that will not make us lose our minds, but, in fact, might actually keep us sane? Elizabeth Gilbert facthonestlyidea share on social
I consider a good dinner party at our house to be where people drink and eat more than they're meant to. My husband is a really fantastic cook. His mother is Italian and if you walk into our house, we assume you're starving. Elizabeth Gilbert assumecookdinner share on social
My writing practice taught me the important thing is steadfastness. It's not necessarily discipline. Discipline can become a prison. When your spiritual practices become another thing for you to be anxious about, they've lost their usefulness. Elizabeth Gilbert anxiousdisciplinehave share on social