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Despite having written five books, I worry that I have not written the right kinds of books, or that perhaps I have dedicated too much of my life to writing, and have therefore neglected other aspects of my being.

~Elizabeth Gilbert

Topics: Aspects Being Books Dedicated Despite Five Having Kinds Life Much My Life Neglected Other Perhaps Right Therefore Too Too Much Worry Writing Written

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I've always considered myself lucky that I do not have many passions. There's only one pursuit that I have ever truly loved, and that pursuit is writing. This means, conveniently enough, that I never had to search for my destiny; I only had to obey it.

~Elizabeth Gilbert

Topics: Always Considered Destiny Enough Ever Had Loved Lucky Many Means Myself Never Obey Only Passions Pursuit Search Truly Writing

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Listen - of course money changes everything, but so does sunlight, and so does food: These are powerful but neutral energy sources, neither inherently good nor evil but shaped only by the way we use them.

~Elizabeth Gilbert

Topics: Changes Course Does Energy Energy Sources Everything Evil Food Good Inherently Listen Money Neither Neutral Nor Only Powerful Shaped Sources Sunlight Them Use Way

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When I lost my friends, it was because I had used the power of giving on them recklessly. I swept into their lives with my big fat checkbook, and I erased years of obstacles for them overnight - but sometimes, in the process, I also accidentally erased years of dignity.

~Elizabeth Gilbert

Topics: Accidentally Also Because Big Dignity Erased Fat Friends Giving Had Lives Lost Obstacles Overnight Power Process Sometimes Swept Them Used Years

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If I could read while I was driving, showering, socializing or sleeping, I would do it.

~Elizabeth Gilbert

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Nothing in the last few years has dazzled me more than Hilary Mantel's 'Wolf Hall,' which blew the top of my head straight off. I've read it three times, and I'm still trying to figure out how she put that magnificent thing together.

~Elizabeth Gilbert

Topics: Blew Few Figure Hall Head How Last Last Few Years Magnificent Me More Nothing Off Out Put Read She Still Straight Than Thing Three Times Together Top Trying Which Wolf Years

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Every few years, I think, 'Maybe now I'm finally smart enough or sophisticated enough to understand 'Ulysses.' So I pick it up and try it again. And by page 10, as always, I'm like, 'What the hell?'

~Elizabeth Gilbert

Topics: Again Always Enough Every Few Finally Hell Like Maybe Now Page Pick Smart Sophisticated Think Try Ulysses Understand Up Years I Think

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That is who Barack Obama is - a person of admirable character - and that is who he has remained for me over these last four years. I have not agreed with his every decision, but never once have I seen him break his cool, lose his composure, or abandon his insightful perspective - even during the most serious and/or absurd national disasters.

~Elizabeth Gilbert

Topics: Abandon Absurd Admirable Agreed Barack Barack Obama Break Character Composure Cool Decision Disasters Even Every Four He Him His Insightful Last Lose Me Most National Never Obama Once Over Person Perspective Remained Seen Serious Who Years

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I push every day against forces that say you have to go faster, be more effective, be more productive, you have to constantly outdo yourself, you have to constantly outdo your neighbor - all of the stuff that creates an incredibly productive society, but also a very neurotic one.

~Elizabeth Gilbert

Topics: Against Also Constantly Creates Day Effective Every Every Day Faster Forces Go Incredibly More Neighbor Neurotic Productive Push Say Society Stuff Very You Your Yourself

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My writing practice taught me the important thing is steadfastness. It's not necessarily discipline. Discipline can become a prison. When your spiritual practices become another thing for you to be anxious about, they've lost their usefulness.

~Elizabeth Gilbert

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Novelist

Born: July 18th, 1969

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