Life Quotes Quote by Elizabeth Gilbert, Eat, Pray, Love — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“One must always be prepared for riotous and endless waves of transformation.”

““People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that's what everyone wants. But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows you everything that is holding you back, the person who brings you to your own attention so you can change your life.”

“This is a good sign, having a broken heart. It means we have tried for something.”

“It all goes away. Eventually, everything goes away.”

“One thing I do know about intimacy is that there are certain natural laws which govern the sexual experience of two people, and that these laws cannot be budged any more than gravity can be negotiated with. To feel physically comfortable with someone else's body is not a decision you can make. It has very little to do with how two people think or act or talk or even look. The mysterious magnet is either there, buried somewhere deep behind the sternum, or it is not. When it isn't there (as I have learned in the past, with heartbreaking clarity) you can no more force it to exist than a surgeon can force a patient's body to accept a kidney from the wrong donor. My friend Annie says it all comes down to one simple question: "Do you want your belly pressed against this person's belly forever --or not?”

“I hate to say it, but shit really does happen. You just have to get over it. Beat the hell out of it by doing things that make you happy.”

““We’re running out of time, he said.”

“Even though you may want to move forward in your life, you may have one foot on the brakes. In order to be free, we must learn how to let go. Release the hurt. Release the fear. Refuse to entertain your old pain. The energy it takes to hang onto the past is holding you back from a new life. What is it you would let go of today?”

“عندما تُسامح فإنك تتنازل عن غضبك للآخرين”

“Even a snail will eventually reach its destination.”

“..because never in my life have I ever been picked when there was another alternative.”