Elizabeth Gilbert Quotes — Page 31

Author, Memoirist

Lonely

“They flank me - depression on my left, loneliness on my right. They don't need to show their badges. I know these guys very well. ... Then they frisk me. They empty my pockets of any joy I had been carrying there. Depression even confiscates my identity; but he always does that.”

Guy Loneliness Depression

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Elizabeth Gilbert

Author, Memoirist

Spiritual

“The search for God is a reversal of the normal, mundane worldly order. In search for God, you revert from what attracts you and swim toward that which is difficult. You abandon your comforting and familiar habits with the hope (the mere hope!) that something greater will be offered you in return for what you have given up.. if we truly knew all the answers in advance as to the meaning of life and the nature of God and the destiny of our souls, our belief would not be a leap of faith and it would not be a courageous act of humanity; it would just be.. a prudent insurance policy.”

Order Destiny Swim

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Happy

“When a man who looks like Yoda hands you a prophecy, you have to respond.”

Men Looks

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Hopeful

“What do I believe that I deserve in this life?”

Believe I Believe

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Happy

“To be prosperous and happy in life, Henry, it is simple. Pick one woman, pick it well, and surrender.”

Simple Surrender Happy Life

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Sad

“But why must everything have a practical application? I'd been such a diligent soldier for years - working, producing, never missing a deadline, taking care of my loved ones, my gums and my credit record, voting, etc. Is this lifetime supposed to be only about duty? In this dark period of loss, did I need any justification for learning Italian other than that it was the only thing I could imagine bringing me any pleasure right now?”

Dark Loss Italian

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Love

“He was powerful and I died of love in his shadow.”

Powerful Shadow

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Funny

“Who will ever kiss this encyclopedia of a head?”

Kissing Encyclopedia

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Philosophical

“Parla Come Mangi' --It is a common way to say 'be simple', 'don't try to be rhetorical' literaly: 'speak the way you eat”

Trying Simple Food

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Melancholic

“The beauty and variety of the natural world are merely the visible legacies of endless war.”

World War Legacy

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Melancholic

“I have searched frantically for contentment for so many years in so many ways, and all the acquisitions and accomplishments- they run you down in the end.”

Years Running Accomplishment

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Philosophical

“It used to be that god was revealed in the wonders of nature; now God was being challenged by those same wonders. Scholars were now required to choose one side or the other.”

Sides Used Wonder

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