Elizabeth Gilbert
Elizabeth Gilbert
Elizabeth M. Gilbertis an American author, essayist, short story writer, biographer, novelist, and memoirist. She is best known for her 2006 memoir, Eat, Pray, Love, which as of December 2010 has spent 199 weeks on the New York Times Best Seller list, and which was also made into a film by the same name in 2010...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth18 July 1969
CityWaterbury, CT
CountryUnited States of America
comprehend great human mine personal relationship rigor
Mine is just a simple old human story - of one person trying, with great rigor and discipline, to comprehend her personal relationship with divinity.
metaphor instruction
Life's metaphors are God's instructions.
towns stranger wanted
I never wanted to be the person that waited for a stranger to come to town - I wanted to be the stranger!
caring media phases
I was just really appalled, and I really kept quiet until I saw the governor [Rick Perry] get on and repeat the same words that the prosecution had used in the penalty phase: that he [Todd Willingham] was a monster. And that got me to get on to the computer and connect with some of the media and say: "I have his letters. He wasn't a monster. He was a caring individual." Let them see another side.
great-love needs someday
But we are not what the other one needs, still he is certain that I will find great love in my life someday. He is sure of it. After all, he says, beauty attracts beauty.
addiction stories love-story
Addiction is the hallmark of every infatuation-based love story.
tattooed stills fronts
I've been screwed and sued and tattooed, and I'm still standin' here in front of you.
distraction accuracy
Beauty is not required. Beauty is accuracy's distraction.
thoughtful air magic
The whole sphere of air that surrounds us, Alma, is alive with invisible attractions — electric, magnetic, fiery and thoughtful. There is a universal sympathy all around us… When we cease all argument and debate — both internal and external — our true questions can be heard and answered…That is the gathering of magic.
happy-life order four
the four virtues a person needs in order to be safe and happy in life: intelligence, friendship, strength and (I love this one) poetry.
faces transparent
My face is a transparent transmitter of my every thought.
the-end-of-the-day care ends
At the end of the day I am a writer, and if I don't take care of this, no one else will.
yellow light policy
I have these new policies toward my life, like 'I will not accelerate when I see the yellow light.'
experts needs answers
I am not an expert at praying, as you know. But can you please help me? I am in desperate need of help. I don't know what to do. I need an answer. Please tell me what to do...