Elizabeth Gilbert
Elizabeth Gilbert was born on July 18, 1969 in Waterbury, Connecticut, USA. She is a producer and actress, known for Eat Pray Love (2010), The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015) and One (2013). She ...Show More
There is absolutely no ethical argument in defense of eating animals, and I eat them because I like Show more
There is absolutely no ethical argument in defense of eating animals, and I eat them because I like to, you know? I know it's wrong, but I like hamburger because I like it. Also, sainthood can be extremely irritating. Hide
I have trouble with orthodoxy in any form. I feel, having studied the 19th century evolutionary deba Show more
I have trouble with orthodoxy in any form. I feel, having studied the 19th century evolutionary debate, a newfound sympathy for the pain that this discovery brought to people who - prior to Darwin - would have happily called themselves men of science and men of God. We now have a world full of scientists who have no faith and the faithful who have no reason, and that's a great loss for all of us. Hide
On Frenchtown, New Jersey: I love Frenchtown. I believe in this town. I think it's a remarkable plac Show more
On Frenchtown, New Jersey: I love Frenchtown. I believe in this town. I think it's a remarkable place. And I definitely have been trying to lure people here who I feel like would get it or get something out of it. Hide
I have a great deal of sympathy for any cockamamie theory that tries to find meaning in randomness.
I have a great deal of sympathy for any cockamamie theory that tries to find meaning in randomness.
[on considering spiritual ideas] I think I'll be exploring those ideas forever. I've spent my entire Show more
[on considering spiritual ideas] I think I'll be exploring those ideas forever. I've spent my entire life chasing wonder, and that word to me is synonymous with spirituality. I don't know what else there is to talk about. Hide
