Some thoughts from Elizabeth Gilbert

From the author of "Eat, Pray, Love":

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"Real, sane, mature love -- the kind that pays the mortgage
year after year and picks up the kids after school -- is
not based on infatuation but on affection and respect."

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"People think a soul mate is your perfect fit, and that's
what everyone wants.

"But a true soul mate is a mirror, the person who shows
you everything that's holding you back, the person who
brings you to your own attention so you can change your
life.

"A true soul mate is probably the most important person
you'll ever meet, because they tear down your walls and
smack you awake.

"But to live with a soul mate forever? Nah. Too painful.
Soul mates, they come into your life just to reveal another
layer of yourself to you..."

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"People always fall in love with the most perfect aspects
of each other's personalities. Who wouldn't? Anybody can
love the most wonderful parts of another person. But that's
not the clever trick. The really clever trick is this:

"Can you accept the flaws? Can you look at your partner's
faults honestly and say, 'I can work around that. I can
make something out of that.'? Because the good stuff is
always going to be there, and it's always going to be
pretty and sparkly, but the crap underneath can ruin you."

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Her new book "Committed" is out now, Yey!