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Venice is beautiful, but like a Bergman movie is beautiful you can admire it, but you don't really want to live in it.

Elizabeth Gilbert

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Elizabeth Gilbert
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: July 18
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Waterbury
Connecticut
Venice
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Bergman

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