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As smoking is to the lungs, so is resentment to the soul even one puff is bad for you.

Elizabeth Gilbert

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Elizabeth Gilbert
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: July 18
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Waterbury
Connecticut
Puff
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Resentment
Smoking
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