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You must find another reason to work, other than the desire for success or recognition. It must come from another place.
Elizabeth Gilbert
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Elizabeth Gilbert
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: July 18
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Look for God. Look for God like a man with his head on fire looks for water.
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Please go to this pizzeria. Order the margherita pizza with double mozzarella. If you do not eat this pizza when you are in Naples, please lie to me and tell me that you did.
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