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I think it's unfortunate that there exists only one path in America to complete social legitimacy, and that is marriage. I think, for instance, that it would be far easier for Americans to elect a black president or a female president than an unmarried president.

~Elizabeth Gilbert

Topics: America American Black Complete Easier Elect Exists Far Female Instance Legitimacy Marriage Only Path President Social Than Think Unfortunate Unmarried Would I Think

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What I think is amazing is not that 85% of people who get married under the age of 25 get divorced, it's that 15% of them stay together. How did they manage to pull that off? You almost can't wait too long. It's the single simplest measure to predict divorce.

~Elizabeth Gilbert

Topics: Age Almost Amazing Did Divorce Divorced Get Get Married How Long Manage Married Measure Off People Predict Pull Simplest Single Stay Them Think Together Too Wait Who You I Think

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I think a lot of people who feel as though they desperately want to be married oftentimes simply desperately want to have a wedding.

~Elizabeth Gilbert

Topics: Desperately Feel Lot Married Oftentimes People Simply Think Though Want Wedding Who I Think

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Men go into marriage with virtually no expectations whatsoever. Ten years later, the men are delightfully surprised to find out that it's actually kind of nice, and the women have sort of had to take a nose dive from what they thought it was going to be.

~Elizabeth Gilbert

Topics: Actually Dive Expectations Find Go Going Had Kind Later Marriage Men Nice Nose Out Sort Surprised Take Ten Ten Years Thought Virtually Whatsoever Women Years

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I was a bartender for a long time, so I know how to make drinks, but I'm more likely to offer them than to have them. I think this is one of the reasons why I get to live longer than my great-grandmother did, and why I get to produce more writing than she did, and why my marriage isn't in dire straits.

~Elizabeth Gilbert

Topics: Bartender Did Dire Drinks Get How Know Likely Live Long Long Time Longer Make Marriage More Offer Produce Reasons She Than Them Think Time Why Writing I Think

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We set up one rule in our house, which is, 'Guests of guests cannot bring guests.' That rule was required because that happened one weekend, and we finally said, 'Okay, you know what? That's a little too much.'

~Elizabeth Gilbert

Topics: Because Bring Cannot Finally Guests Happened House Know Little Much Okay Our Required Rule Said Set Too Too Much Up Weekend Which You

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And we have a little herb garden, which survived the winter thanks to global warming. It makes me feel like a cool, old Italian housewife, that I kept my rosemary alive outside all winter.

~Elizabeth Gilbert

Topics: Alive Cool Feel Garden Global Global Warming Herb Housewife Italian Kept Like Little Makes Me Old Outside Survived Thanks Warming Which Winter

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Nobody until very recently would have thought that their husband was supposed to be their best friend, confidante, intellectual soul mate, co-parent, inspiration.

~Elizabeth Gilbert

Topics: Best Best Friend Friend Husband Inspiration Intellectual Mate Nobody Recently Soul Soul Mate Supposed Thought Until Very Would

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I don't hate humanity and I'm not interested in people who do. Although, it's funny, actually, some of my favorite writers really do. Like Martin Amis. My dirty secret. 'London Fields' is one of my favorite books ever. And it's indefensible! But he's so funny... I forgive him everything.

~Elizabeth Gilbert

Topics: Actually Although Books Dirty Ever Everything Favorite Fields Forgive Funny Hate He Him Humanity Interested Like London Martin Not Interested People Really Secret Some Who Writers

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I've come to realize that the contemporary creative culture is not generating the best possible outcome.

~Elizabeth Gilbert

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Novelist

Born: July 18th, 1969

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