I try to look at the Pantheon every chance I get since I am here in Rome after all, and an old proverb says that anyone who goes to Rome without seeing the Pantheon goes and comes back an ass.’
– Elizabeth Gilbert

#quoteoftheday #ElizabethGilbert

Able to hear myself

I would like to spend the rest of my days in a place so silent—and working at a pace so slow—that I would be able to hear myself living.

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What to Do When Someone Writes ‘Your’ Book

A few years ago, I was struggling to write a story. I had an incoherent outline and a few sample chapters and just couldn’t pull it together. Desperate, I texted my dear friend Jan O’Hara, who agreed to take a look. We batted ideas around for a bit, and I went back to work feeling much better.
Some months later, I mentioned the story—now much further along—to Jan, who sent me a panicked note back saying that she was also now working on a story and it had an unmistakable resemblance to mine. Scrupulously ethical, she offered to abandon hers if I thought it was too similar and sent a summary for me to read.
https://writerunboxed.com/2026/05/22/what-to-do-when-someone-writes-your-book/

#REALWORLD #BigMagic #dopplegangerbook #ElizabethGilbert #JanOHara

Insist upon it

People universally tend to think that happiness is a stroke of luck, something that will maybe descend upon you like fine weather if you are fortunate enough. But that’s not how happiness works. Happiness is the consequence of personal effort. You fight for it, strive for it, insist upon it, and sometimes even travel around the world looking for it.

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Stop wearing your wishbone where your backbone ought to be.
-- Elizabeth Gilbert (@GilbertLiz)

⬆ #Wisdom #Quotes #ElizabethGilbert #Courage #Determination

⬇ #Photography #Panorama #Palms #Florida

Coyote Ugly | Official #Trailer (2000)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lY1zndVdiKM

#movie #KevinSmith #book #ElizabethGilbert

Elizabeth Gilbert’s New Memoir Faces Criticism for Poor Execution and Controversial Themes

Elizabeth Gilbert’s latest memoir, *All the Way to the River*, recounts the final years of Rayya Elias, a hair stylist who died of cancer in 2018. The book portrays Gilbert’s complex relationship with Elias, from their romantic involvement to their descent into a drug-induced nightmare after Elias’s... [More info]

Elizabeth Gilbert escribió sobre como deseó "matar" a su pareja con cáncer 💔 Y no era eutanasia... La historia completa te va a dejar helado ❄️ #ElizabethGilbert #Controversia

https://elblogdelascuriosidades.com.mx/2025/09/17/elizabeth-gilbert/