There is hardly a more gracious gift that we can offer somebody than to accept them fully, to love them almost despite themselves.
Elizabeth GilbertNothing is so essential as dignityโฆTime will reveal who has it and who has it not.
Elizabeth GilbertTo devote yourself to the creation and enjoyment of beauty, then, can be a serious business-not always necessarily a means of escaping reality, but sometimes a means of holding on to the real when everything is flaking away into... rhetoric and plot.
Elizabeth GilbertBeing content with what you have already is an art form that leads to a peace that canโt be replaced by anything else.
Elizabeth GilbertA soul mates purpose is to shake you up, tear apart your ego a little bit, show you your obstacles and addictions, break your heart open so new light can get in, make you so desperate and out of control that you have to transform your life, then introduce you to your spiritual master.
Elizabeth Gilbert