The Hopi Indians thought that the worldโs religions each contained one spiritual thread, and that these threads are always seeking each other, wanting to join. When all the threads are finally woven together they will form a rope that will pull us out of this dark cycle of history and into the next realm.
Elizabeth GilbertNever forget that once upon a time, in an unguarded moment, you recognized yourself as a friend.
Elizabeth GilbertThey flank me - depression on my left, loneliness on my right. They don't need to show their badges. I know these guys very well. ... Then they frisk me. They empty my pockets of any joy I had been carrying there. Depression even confiscates my identity; but he always does that.
Elizabeth GilbertYou know, itโs the same thing as the question of free will and destiny, the question of creativity - you, the artist, youโre not the puppet of the piano, youโre not the puppet of the muse, but youโre not its master, either. Itโs a relationship, itโs a conversation, and all it wants is to be treated with respect and dignity - and it will return ten thousand times over.
Elizabeth Gilbert