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Zen masters say you cannot see your reflection in running water, only in still water.

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Elizabeth Gilbert
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: July 18
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Waterbury
Connecticut
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It's not an accident that both my sister and I are writers. Our parents created an accidental Petri dish. My family has great storytellers, and I grew up in a very funny, conversational house and didn't have television. This small family farm was a bubble world that didn't have much to do with reality.
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I don't think you can say that feminism has made women critical of marriage because women have been critical of marriage for centuries.
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