Elizabeth Gilbert Quotes About War

Quotes about: War

• There are only two questions that human beings have ever fought over, all through history. 'How much do you love me?' And, 'Who's in charge?' Everything else is somehow manageable. But these two questions of love and control undo us all, trip us up and cause war, grief, and suffering.

  Elizabeth Gilbert

  War, Grief, Two

  Elizabeth Gilbert (2010). “The Complete Elizabeth Gilbert: Eat, Pray, Love; Committed; The Last American Man; Stern Men & Pilgrims”, p.150, A&C Black

• How much do you love me?' and "Who's in charge?" ....these two questions of LOVE and CONTROL undo us ALL, trip us up and cause war, grief, and suffering. People follow different paths, straight or crooked, according to their temperament, depending on which they consider best, or most appropriate -- and all reach You, just as rivers enter the ocean.

  Elizabeth Gilbert

  War, Grief, Ocean

• The beauty and variety of the natural world are merely the visible legacies of endless war.

  Elizabeth Gilbert

  War, World, Legacy

  Elizabeth Gilbert (2013). “The Signature of All Things”, p.447, A&C Black

• As somebody who, in my second marriage, insisted on a prenuptial agreement, I can also testify that sometimes it is an act of love to chart the exit strategy before you enter the union, in order to make sure that not only you, but your partner as well, knows that there will be no World War III should hearts and minds, for any sad reason, change.

  Elizabeth Gilbert

  War, Heart, Agreement

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