“Jeff: Seriously, how much would it take for you to see Eat, Pray, Love? Larry: $3,000.”— Larry David, Larry David, Larry David, imdb.com
“Eat, Pray, Love felt about as authentic to me as the heroine's "journey" on The Bachelor: Either she triumphed against all odds, or she quietly disappeared. It had to be a certain kind of redemptive narrative for a certain kind of lady at a certain stage in life when perhaps she has taken to wistful…”— Carina Chocano, amazon.com
“At the start of the book, Gilbert paints herself as a desperate suburban housewife in the throes of a nervous breakdown. But she was already a prize-winning journalist. She was rich. She'd had stories made into movies.”— Carina Chocano, amazon.com
“I wish I could say I was immune to the promise of the redemption narrative, but I found it hard to resist its mass-market allure. I also wanted very badly for it to save me.”— Carina Chocano, amazon.com
“You need to learn how to select your thoughts just the same way you select your clothes every day. This is a power you can cultivate.”— Elizabeth Gilbert, amazon.com