Maybe [artistry] doesn't have to be quite so full of anguish if you never happened to believe, in the first place, that the most extraordinary aspects of your being came from you. But maybe if you just believed that they were on loan to you from some unimaginable source for some exquisite portion of your life to be passed along when you're finished ... it starts to change everything.
Elizabeth GilbertThe inability to open up to hope is what blocks trust, and blocked trust is the reason for blighted dreams.
Elizabeth GilbertMost of humanity, he said, have eyes that are so caked shut with the dust of deception they will never see the truth, no matter who tries to help them.
Elizabeth GilbertI wonder if I am capable of being somebodyโs sun, somebodyโs everything. Am I centered enough now to be the center of somebody elseโs life?
Elizabeth GilbertEvery try to take a toy away from a toddler? They don't like that, do they? They start kicking and screaming. Best way to take a toy away from a toddler is distract the kid, give him something else to play with. Instead of trying to forcefully take thoughts out of your mind, give your mind something better to play with.
Elizabeth Gilbert