"Eat, Pray, Love opened my eyes to the fact that I was missing out on the world around me because of my infatuation with someone who didn’t even love me. It taught me that between, food, culture, and spiritual awakenings, I can achieve so much more than some vapid relationship. It taught me to love myself enough to seek more than just a companion, to chase after everything that inspires me." —aubreyelizabethw

"It is an instruction manual on how to cut loose as a free woman, even if I was single unwillingly. I didn’t have the finances to follow the book perfectly, and may never, but you can adapt it to suit you." —laurenmb