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If life gives you lemons, don't settle for simply making lemonade - make a glorious scene at a lemonade stand.

Elizabeth Gilbert

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Elizabeth Gilbert
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: July 18
Author
Essayist
Novelist
Writer
Waterbury
Connecticut
Make
Settling
Life
Glorious
Scene
Gives
Simply
Stand
Lemonade
Making
Lemons
Giving
Settle

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