Quote by Elizabeth Gilbert
Its not an accident that both my sister and I are writers. Our par

Its not an accident that both my sister and I are writers. Our parents created an accidental Petri dish. My family has great storytellers, and I grew up in a very funny, conversational house and didnt have television. This small family farm was a bubble world that didnt have much to do with reality. – Elizabeth Gilbert

Other quotes by Elizabeth Gilbert

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

Category:
Society
Read Quote

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

Category:
wedding
Read Quote

There are times when the only access I have to the truest person that I am is when Im alone and trying to solve a sentence. Its exciting, even when its frustrating, even when I cant do it right. – Elizabeth Gilbert

Category:
alone
Read Quote
Other Quotes from
Family
category

My wife is so analytical with raising kids, and I am not. My feeling is if they turn out good, then that means I was a good daddy and put a lot of effort into it. If they turn out bad, it means they took after her side of the family. – Jeff Foxworthy

Category:
Family

Once you agree upon the price you and your family must pay for success, it enables you to ignore the minor hurts, the opponents pressure, and the temporary failures. – Vince Lombardi

Category:
Family

My familys lineage is five generations of artists who never made it. – Shia LaBeouf

Category:
Family

In my family, we were Americans, we were Republicans and we were Methodists. – Hillary Clinton

Category:
Family

Random Quotes

Not every difficult and dangerous thing is suitable for training, but only that which is conducive to success in achieving the object of our effort. – Epictetus

Category:
Success

I wish I could give you a lot of advice, based on my experience of winning political debates. But I dont have that experience. My only experience is at losing them. – Richard M. Nixon

Category:
Experience

But I dont want to be out there anymore I dont want people asking me about my health issues, about my kids. I choose not to be a public paparazzi girl on purpose. – Toni Braxton

Category:
Health

Behind every great fortune lies a great crime. – Honore de Balzac

Category:
great