伊丽莎白•吉尔伯特语录

伊丽莎白•吉尔伯特语录

Ruin is a gift. Ruin is the road to transformation.

崩溃是礼物。崩溃是通往脱胎换骨之路。

——伊丽莎白•吉尔伯特

Plant an expectation, reap a disappointment.

种下期望，收获失望。

——伊丽莎白•吉尔伯特

It doesn't take a great genius to recognize that when you are pushed by circumstance to do the one thing you have always most specifically loathed and feared, this can be, at the very least, an interesting growth opportunity.

不需要天才就可以意识到，当你被环境所逼，去做自己最讨厌、最害怕的一件事时，至少这可能是一个有趣的成长机会。

——伊丽莎白•吉尔伯特

All transformation appears to be motivated by desperation and emergency.

所有变化似乎都是由绝望和意外激发。

——伊丽莎白•吉尔伯特 《万物的签名》

不论什么东西，你只要爱它够深，它终会道出自己的秘密。

——伊丽莎白•吉尔伯特 《万物的签名》

Your emotions are the slaves to your thoughts, and you are the slave to your emotions.

你的情绪是你的想法的奴隶，你是你的情绪的奴隶。

——伊丽莎白•吉尔伯特《一辈子做女孩》

Having a baby is like getting a tattoo on your face. You really need to be certain it's what you want before you commit.

生小孩就像在脸上刺青，做之前一定得确定你想这么做。

——伊丽莎白•吉尔伯特《一辈子做女孩》

Sometimes life is too hard to be alone, and sometimes life is too good to be alone.

有时，生活太苦了，一个人受不了；有时，生活太好了，一个人太浪费。

——伊丽莎白•吉尔伯特《一辈子做女孩》

They flank me - depression on my left, loneliness on my right. Then they frisk me. They empty my pockets of any joy I had been carrying there. Depression even confiscates my identity.

它们两面夹攻我——抑郁在左，孤独在右。然后，它们搜我的身。它们搜走了我随身携带的一切快乐。抑郁甚至没收了我的身份。

——伊丽莎白•吉尔伯特《一辈子做女孩》

You need to learn how to select your thoughts just the same way you select your clothes every day. This is a power you can cultivate.

你需要学习如何选择想法，就像每天选择衣服一样。这是你可以培养的力量。

——伊丽莎白•吉尔伯特《一辈子做女孩》

And most of all, I can choose my thoughts.

最重要的是，我可以选择自己的想法。

——伊丽莎白•吉尔伯特《一辈子做女孩》

This is a good sign, having a broken heart. It means we have tried for something.

心碎了，这是一个好兆头。这意味着我们为某些东西付出了努力。

——伊丽莎白•吉尔伯特《一辈子做女孩》