There are always two figures in a marriage, two votes, two conflicting sets of decisions, desires and limitations.
Elizabeth GilbertI completely respect the ways people are bound in the lives that they have, whether it's because of forces outside of their control or choices that they've made that they want to honor with their own responsibilities and obligations - taking care of people around them or being a part of a community, or their work.
Elizabeth GilbertI consider a good dinner party at our house to be where people drink and eat more than they're meant to.
Elizabeth GilbertThe beauty and variety of the natural world are merely the visible legacies of endless war.
Elizabeth GilbertMarriage is a strange combination of dream and reality, and we spend our lives as couples trying to negotiate that divide.
Elizabeth GilbertImagine that the universe is a great spinning engine. You want to stay near the core of the thing - right in the hub of the wheel - not out at the edges where all the wild whirling takes place, where you can get frayed and crazy. The hub of calmness - that's your heart. That's where God lives within you. So stop looking for answers in the world. Just keep coming back to that center and you'll always find peace.
Elizabeth Gilbert