Quote by Elizabeth Gilbert
I push every day against forces that say you have to go faster, be

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

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Marriage is not simply a romantic union between two people its also a political and economic contract of the highest order. – Elizabeth Gilbert

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I dont think you can come into your wisdom until you have made mistakes on your own skin and felt them in reality of your own life. – Elizabeth Gilbert

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