elizabeth gilbert

“ Never forget that once upon a time, in an unguarded moment, you recognized yourself as a friend. ”

“ As an old friend of mine once told me, you can measure the happiness of a marriage by the number of scars that each partner carries on their tongues, earned from years of biting back angry words. ”

“ Im choosing happiness over suffering, I know I am. Im making space for the unknown future to fill up my life with yet-to-come surprises. ”

“ So, miss him. Send him some love and light every time you think about him, then drop it. ”

“ Faith is belief in what you cannot see or prove or touch. Faith is walking face-first and full-speed into the dark. ”

“ Do not look at the world through your head; look at it through your heart. ”

“ When I get lonely these days, I think: So be lonely, Liz. Learn your way around loneliness. Make a map of it. Sit with it, for once in your life. Welcome to the human experience. But never again use another person's body or emotions as a scratching post for your own unfulfilled yearnings. ”

“ Maybe youre a woman in search of her word. ”

“ We must take care of our families, wherever we find them. ”

“ A poor man goes to church every day and prays in front of a statue of a great saint, begging: ”