“In desperate love, we always invent the characters of our partners, demanding they be what we need of them, and then feeling devastated when they refuse to perform the role we created in the first place.”— Elizabeth Gilbert, amazon.comTagged: Love, Expectation
“Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it. You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestations of your own blessings. And once you have achieved a state of happiness, you must nev…”— Elizabeth Gilbert, amazon.comTagged: Happiness, Effort, Blessings, travel
“You must be very polite with yourself when you are learning something new.”— Elizabeth Gilbert, amazon.comTagged: Learning, Patience, Being Kind To Yourself
“This is a good sign, having a broken heart. It means we have tried for something.”— Elizabeth Gilbert, amazon.comTagged: Heartbreak, Broken Heart, Failed Attempt, Love, Relationships
“This is a good sign, having a broken heart. It means we have tried for something.”— Elizabeth Gilbert, amazon.comTagged: Heartbreak, Broken Heart, Failed Attempt, Love, Relationships
“People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that's what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that is holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can change your life. A true soul mate is probably the most important p…”— Elizabeth Gilbert, amazon.comTagged: soulmates, Self-awareness, purpose, Spiritual, heart
“People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that’s what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that is holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can change your life.”— Elizabeth Gilbert, amazon.comTagged: soulmate, Dating, Love
“To lose balance sometimes for love is part of living a balanced life.”— Elizabeth Gilbert, amazon.comTagged: Love, Balance, Life, inspiration
“It all goes away. Eventually, everything goes away.”— Elizabeth Gilbert, amazon.comTagged: Philosophy, Love
“I’m here. I love you. I don’t care if you need to stay up crying all night long, I will stay with you. If you need the medication again, go ahead and take it—I will love you through that, as well. If you don’t need the medication, I will love you, too. There’s nothing you can ever do to lose my love…”— Elizabeth Gilbert, amazon.comTagged: Love