traveling is the great true love of my life
ELIZABETH GILBERTGiven that life is so short, do I really want to spend one-ninetieth of my remaining days on earth reading Edward Gibbon?
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A man that can cook you a proper meal that is like a weekday meal – which I think cannot be better than in the form of a roast chicken – that’s the greatest.
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Someone has to write all those stories: why not me?
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Most of us, even if only for two minutes in our lives, have experienced at some time or another an inexplicable and random sense of complete bliss, unrelated to anything that was happening in the outside world.
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In desperate love, we always invent the characters of our partners, demanding they be what we need of them, and then feeling devastated when they refuse to perform the role we created in the first place.
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A creative life is an amplified life. It’s a bigger life, a happier life, an expanded life, and a hell of a lot more interesting life. Living in this manner-continually and stubbornly bringing forth the jewels that are hidden within you-is a fine art, in and of itself.
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But never again use another person’s body or emotions as a scratching post for your own unfulfilling yearnings.
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I guess what I want to learn is how to live in this world and enjoy its delights but also devote myself to God.
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Who amongst us lives without sacrifice?
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I never promised the universe that I would write brilliantly; I only promised the universe that I would write.
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Sometimes beauty needs a bit of ignoring, to properly come into being.
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I said, “It seems like you have fond feelings toward your ex-wife. Are you two still close?” “Nah,” he said casually. “She thinks I changed my name to Motherfucker.”
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Success isn’t about acquiring things, it’s about discovering your life purpose and following the call
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You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestation of your own blessings.
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Well, just remember–all your misery will be waiting for you at the door upon your exit, should you care to pick it up again when you leave.
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My heart skipped a beat and then flat-out tripped over itself and fell on its face. Then my heart stood up, brushed itself off, took a deep breath and announced: “I want a spiritual teacher.
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