“But when it comes to writing the thing that I've sort of been thinking...” — Elizabeth Gilbert Quote

“But when it comes to writing the thing that I've sort of been thinking about lately, is why? You know, is it rational? Is it logical that anybody should be expected to be afraid of the work that they feel they were put on this Earth to do.”

“To meditate, only you must smile. Smile with face, smile with mind, and good energy will come and clean away dirty energy. Even smile in your liver.”

“I expected results.”

“In person, I wear jeans and flip-flops, and people are so shocked. They tell me I look so much younger than they expected.”

“When I wrote 'Sideways Stories from Wayside School' I never expected it to be published. It was kind of a hobby. Now, it's a job, but it's a job I like very much.”