This is a nice metaphor, too, about mothers and daughters - that when it came time for me to make my own, I was making a completely different garden than the one that my mom has. They don't look like they came from relatives. Hers is a very productive and pragmatic vegetable garden, and mine is a ridiculous overabundance of useless plants. It doesn't feed anybody, it doesn't serve any purpose.
Elizabeth Gilbertlonging to travel while you are already traveling is, I admit, a kind of greedy madness
Elizabeth GilbertI am determined to make the most of this life that I have, damn it - it's that kind of stubbornness I think we all need more of.
Elizabeth GilbertA true soul mate is probably the most important person you'll ever meet, because they tear down your walls and smack you awake. But to live with a soul mate forever? Nah. Too painful. Soul mates, they come into your life just to reveal another layer of yourself to you, and then leave.
Elizabeth Gilbert