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Creativity is a scavenger hunt. It's your obligation to pay attention to clues, to the thing that gives you that little tweak.

Creativity is a scavenger hunt. It's your obligation to pay attention to clues, to the thing that gives you that little tweak.

Elizabeth Gilbert
Creativity, Giving, Attention

I will give you the sun and the rain, and if they are not available, I will give you a sun check and a rain check.

Elizabeth Gilbert
Rain, Giving, Sun
Elizabeth Gilbert (2009). “Eat Pray Love: One Woman's Search for Everything”, p.68, Bloomsbury Publishing

Power is a neutral energy source, like tofu. It's what you do with it that gives it flavor.

Elizabeth Gilbert
Giving, Energy, Tofu

If life gives you lemons, don't settle for simply making lemonade - make a glorious scene at a lemonade stand.

Elizabeth Gilbert
Giving, Settling, Scene

Every try to take a toy away from a toddler? They don't like that, do they? They start kicking and screaming. Best way to take a toy away from a toddler is distract the kid, give him something else to play with. Instead of trying to forcefully take thoughts out of your mind, give your mind something better to play with.

Elizabeth Gilbert
Kids, Play, Giving
Elizabeth Gilbert (2009). “Eat Pray Love: One Woman's Search for Everything”, p.148, Bloomsbury Publishing

True wisdom gives the only possible answer at any given moment, and that night, going back to bed was the only possible answer.

Elizabeth Gilbert
Life, Night, Giving
Elizabeth Gilbert (2010). “The Complete Elizabeth Gilbert: Eat, Pray, Love; Committed; The Last American Man; Stern Men & Pilgrims”, p.18, A&C Black

I am far more of a loner than people would imagine. But I am the most gregarious and socially interactive loner you ever met. The thing is, I am fascinated by people's stories and I'm very talkative and can't ever say no to anything or anyone, so I tend to over-socialize, to give away too much of my time to the many people I adore.

Elizabeth Gilbert
Giving, People, Loner

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
Years, Giving, Dignity
"Confessions of an over-giver" by Elizabeth Gilbert, www.cnn.com. March 21, 2012.

What kind of dog is that?" I would always give the same answer: "She's a brown dog." Similarly, when the question is raised, "What kind of God do you believe in?" my answer is easy: "I believe in a magnificent God.

Elizabeth Gilbert
Dog, Believe, Giving
Elizabeth Gilbert (2009). “Eat Pray Love: One Woman's Search for Everything”, p.15, Bloomsbury Publishing

Soon you start craving that intense attention with the hungry obsession of any junkie. When the drug is withheld you probably turn sick, crazy and depleted not to mention resentful of the dealer who encourage this addiction in the first place but who now refuses to pony up the good stuff anymore despite that you know that he has it hidden somewhere God dammit because you know that he used to give it to you for free.

Elizabeth Gilbert
Crazy, Addiction, Giving

We're already separated that's official but there's still a window of hope left open that perhaps someday we could give things another try.

Elizabeth Gilbert
Giving, Trying, Window

I can see how the authorities could not like Todd [ Willingham], because he's not a person who is going to give you respect if you don't deserve it just because you say something.

Elizabeth Gilbert
Giving, Authority, Persons

I promised Todd [Willingham] that I would attend the execution. ... It was impossible for me to go. I was incapable of that sort of travel. Sitting in a chair that long, driving to Huntsville just wouldn't have happened. ... I'm sure I would have been there. It's something I know. I would not have denied him that, but the accident kept me from being there. At some level, the universe was giving me the excuse for not being there. ... The universe was like, "Oh, you don't have to watch this." ... It would have been a horrible thing, but I'm sure I would have gone.

Elizabeth Gilbert
Long, Giving, Watches

Women come into marriage with great inflated expectations for what they want this relationship to be, and men don't give it that much thought. Men come into it with reluctance about being capsized or trapped or whatever their fear is. When you check in later, women are disappointed because their expectations have not come to pass, and men are pleasantly surprised.

Elizabeth Gilbert
Men, Expectations, Giving
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