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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More Elizabeth Gilbert Quotes
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Om Namah Shivaya, meaning, I honor the divinity that resides within me.
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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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In a world of disorder and disaster and fraud, sometimes only beauty can be trusted. Only artistic excellence is incorruptible. Pleasure cannot be bargained down. And sometimes the meal is the only currency that is real.
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You have to participate relentlessly in the manifestation of your own blessings.
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Who amongst us lives without sacrifice?
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Man is a demon, man is a god. Both true.
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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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Desperate love is always the toughest way to do it.
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Everything really is going to be okay. (And if not okay, then at least comic.)
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Most of all, I can choose my thoughts.
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Mistakes will be made. Failure will occur. You pick yourself up and carry on.
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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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I can see how the authorities could not like Todd [ Willingham], because he’s not a person who is going to give you respect if you don’t deserve it just because you say something.
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If we never leave our house except to drive to work, do we need to be even remotely aware of this powerful, humbling, extraordinary and eternal life force that surges and ebbs around us all the time? Apparently not. Because we have stopped paying attention.
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