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We set up one rule in our house, which is, 'Guests of guests cannot bring guests.' That rule was required because that happened one weekend, and we finally said, 'Okay, you know what? That's a little too much.'

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Elizabeth Gilbert
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: July 18
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