As I got older, I discovered that nothing within me cried out for a baby. My womb did not seem to have come equipped with that famously ticking clock. Unlike so many of my friends, I did not ache with longing whenever I saw an infant. (Though I did ache with longing, it is true, whenever I saw a good used-book shop)


The Complete Elizabeth Gilbert (ed. 2010)

Elizabeth Gilbert Quotes

As I got older, I discovered that nothing within me cried out for a baby. My womb did not seem to have come equipped with that famously ticking...

As I got older, I discovered that nothing within me cried out for a baby. My womb did not seem to have come equipped with that famously ticking...

As I got older, I discovered that nothing within me cried out for a baby. My womb did not seem to have come equipped with that famously ticking...

As I got older, I discovered that nothing within me cried out for a baby. My womb did not seem to have come equipped with that famously ticking...