longing to travel while you are already traveling is, I admit, a kind of greedy madness
Elizabeth GilbertMaybe the difference between first marriage and second marriage is that the second time at least you know you are gambling.
Elizabeth GilbertI don't think you can say that feminism has made women critical of marriage because women have been critical of marriage for centuries.
Elizabeth GilbertThe great Sufi poet and philosopher Rumi once advised his students to write down the three things they most wanted in life. If any item on the list clashes with any other item, Rumi warned, you are destined for unhappiness.
Elizabeth GilbertI think that if you can roast a chicken, you can get whatever you want out of a woman. Maybe it's just me but I would suspect that a man trying to impress a woman would be more likely to bring out the steak - "I killed this for you, now I'm grilling it for you."... A man that can cook you a proper meal that is like a weekday meal - which I think cannot be better than in the form of a roast chicken - that's the greatest.
Elizabeth Gilbert