Change is all about motion, motion is all about uncertainty and we are deeply uncomfortable with uncertainty.
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 GilbertThe mysterious magnet is either there, buried somewhere deep behind the sternum, or it is not.
Elizabeth GilbertHaving a baby is like getting a tattoo on your face. You really need to be certain it's what you want before you commit.
Elizabeth GilbertNo experience in this world has ever been cathartic without the willing participation of the individual. Life does not automatically bestow wisdom or growth upon anyone just for showing up.
Elizabeth GilbertWhen I read the article [in The New Yorker] by David Grann, I was very struck by people responding to the article, of people thinking I was such a hero and what a wonderful person I was, and I didn't feel that at all. I felt like I had very much, like Todd [Willingham], taken a path of self-preservation.
Elizabeth Gilbert