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God never slams a door in your face without opening a box of Girl Scout cookies.

Elizabeth Gilbert

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Elizabeth Gilbert
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: July 18
Author
Essayist
Novelist
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Waterbury
Connecticut
Never
Doors
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Slams
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Hope
Cookies
Girl
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