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I wondered, Why have I been chasing happiness my whole life when bliss was here the entire time?

Elizabeth Gilbert

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Elizabeth Gilbert
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: July 18
Author
Essayist
Novelist
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Waterbury
Connecticut
Whole
Time
Life
Wondered
Chasing
Bliss
Entire
Happiness

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