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

““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.”

“The Bhagavad Gita--that ancient Indian Yogic text--says that it is better to live your own destiny imperfectly than to live an imitation of somebody else's life with perfection.”

“Parla come magni,' It means, 'Speak the way you eat,' or in my personal translation: 'Say it like you eat it.' It's a reminder - when you're making a big deal out of explaining something, when you're searching for the right words - to keep your language as simple and direct as Roman rood. Don't make a big production out of it. Just lay it on the table.”

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

““Instructions for freedom":”

““Was it hard?" I ask.”

“Better than chocolate, being with you last night. Silly me, I thought that nothing was better than chocolate.”

““Wine enters through the mouth,”

““In youth, it was a way I had,”

“If you love deeply, you're going to get hurt badly. But it's still worth it.”

““Every time we make the decision to love someone, we open ourselves to great suffering, because those we most love cause us not only great joy but also great pain. The greatest pain comes from leaving. When the child leaves home, when the husband or wife leaves for a long period of time or for good, when the beloved friend departs to another country or dies … the pain of the leaving can tear us apart.”