Elizabeth M. Gilbert, Elizabeth Gilbert
Birthdate unconfirmed (c. July 1969)
Birthplace: Waterbury, Connecticut
American author
“Infatuation is not quite the same thing as love; it’s more like love’s shady second cousin who’s always borrowing money and can’t hold down a job.”
~Elizabeth Gilbert, American author
Committed: A Love Story (2010) London: Bloomsbury, 2010, p. 101
Extended excerpt [From chapter four – ‘Marriage and Infatuation’]:
“The problem with infatuation, of course, is that it’s a mirage, a trick of the eye – indeed, a trick of the endocrine system. Infatuation is not quite the same thing as love; it’s more like love’s shady second cousin who’s always borrowing money and can’t hold down a job. When you become infatuated with somebody, you’re not really looking at that person; you’re just captivated by your own reflection, intoxicated by a dream of completion that you have projected on a virtual stranger.” (p. 101)
Source note: Extended book title – Committed: A Love Story or Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage
Source: Library – Committed: A Love Story (2010) International Standard Book Number (ISBN) 978-1-4088-0576-3
“Perfectionism is just fear in fancy shoes and a mink coat.”
~Elizabeth Gilbert, American author
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (22 September 2015) New York: Riverhead Books/Penguin Random House, September 2016, p. 167
Extended excerpt [Non-fiction]:
“I think perfectionism is just fear in fancy shoes and a mink coat, pretending to be elegant when actually it’s just terrified. Because underneath that shiny veneer, perfectionism is nothing more than a deep existential angst that says, again and again, ‘I am not good enough and I will never be good enough.” (p. 167)
Source: Library – Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (22 September 2015) International Standard Book Number (ISBN) 978-159463471-0
“To be fully seen by somebody, and be loved anyhow – this is a human offering that borders on miraculous.”
~Elizabeth Gilbert, American author
Committed: A Love Story (2010) London: Bloomsbury, 2010, p. 131
Excerpt [From chapter four – ‘Marriage and Infatuation’]:
“To be fully seen by somebody, and be loved anyhow – this is a human offering that borders on miraculous.” (p. 131)
Source note: Extended book title – Committed: A Love Story or Committed: A Skeptic Makes Peace with Marriage
Source: Library – Committed: A Love Story (2010) International Standard Book Number (ISBN) 978-1-4088-0576-3
“While the paths and outcomes of creative living will vary wildly from person to person, I can guarantee you this: 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.”
~Elizabeth Gilbert, American author
Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (22 September 2015) New York: Riverhead Books/Penguin Random House, September 2016, p. 12
Extended excerpt [Non-fiction]:
“And while the paths and outcomes of creative living will vary wildly from person to person, I can guarantee you this: 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.” (p. 12)
Source: Library – Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (22 September 2015) International Standard Book Number (ISBN) 978-159463471-0
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