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Elizabeth Gilbert quotes

American Novelist, Writer July 18, 1969

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I share it here because something was about to occur on that bathroom floor that would change forever the progression of my life..what happened was that I started to pray. Elizabeth Gilbert
Virginia Wolf wrote, 'Across the broad continent of a woman's life falls the shadow of a sword.' On one side of that sword, she said, there lies convention and tradition and order, where all is correct. But on the other side of that sword, if you're crazy enough to cross it and choose a life that does not follow convention, 'all is confusion.' Nothing follows a regular course. Her argument was that the crossing of the shadow of that sword may bring a more interesting existence to a woman,... Elizabeth Gilbert
Wanting to get married, for me, is all about a desire to feel chosen.” She went on to write that while the concept of building a life together with another adult was appealing, what really pulled at her heart was the desire for a wedding, a public event “that will unequivocally prove to everyone, especially to myself, that I am precious enough to have been selected by somebody forever. Elizabeth Gilbert
The great Sufi poet and philosopher Rumi once advised his students to write down the three things they most wanted in life. If any item on the list clashes with any other item, Rumi warned, you are destined for unhappiness. Better to live a life of single-pointed focus, he taught. But what about the benefits of living harmoniously among extremes? What if you could somehow create an expansive enough life that you could synchronize seemingly incongruous opposites into a worldview that... Elizabeth Gilbert
There's a wonderful old Italian joke about a poor man who goes to church every day and prays before the statue of a great saint,'Dear saint-please, please, please...give me the grace to win the lottery.' This lament goes on for months. Finally the exasperated statue come to life, looks down at the begging man and says in weary disgust,'My son-please, please, please...buy a ticket. Elizabeth Gilbert
Elizabeth Gilbert quote: "The yogi sages say that all the pain of human life is caused..."
The yogi sages say that all the pain of human life is caused by words, as is all the joy Elizabeth Gilbert
The great Sufi poet and philosopher Rumi once advised his students to write down the three things they most wanted in life. If any item on the list clashes with any other item, Rumi warned, you are destined for unhappiness. 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 living my own life. Imperfect and clumsy as it may look, it is resembling me now, thoroughly. Elizabeth Gilbert
Elizabeth Gilbert quote: "Life, if you keep chasing it so hard, will drive you to death."
Life, if you keep chasing it so hard, will drive you to death. Elizabeth Gilbert
Elizabeth Gilbert quote: "Life's metaphors are God's instructions."
Life's metaphors are God's instructions. Elizabeth Gilbert
Elizabeth Gilbert quote: "it is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live..."
it is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else's life with perfection. Elizabeth Gilbert
Now imagine a life in which every day a person is presented with not two or even three but dozens of choices, and you can begin to grasp why the modern world has become, even with all its advantages, a neurosis-generating machine of the highest order. Elizabeth Gilbert
Elizabeth Gilbert quote: "Tis' better to live your own life imperfectly than to imitate..."
Tis' better to live your own life imperfectly than to imitate someone else's perfectly. Elizabeth Gilbert
Elizabeth Gilbert quote: "Look--I understand that an unexamined life is not worth..."
Look--I understand that an unexamined life is not worth living, but do you think I could someday have an unexamined lunch? Elizabeth Gilbert
Elizabeth Gilbert quote: "So now I have started living my own life. Imperfect and clumsy..."
So now I have started living my own life. Imperfect and clumsy as it may look, it is resembling me now, thoroughly." (95) Elizabeth Gilbert

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