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When the karma of a relationship is done, only love remains. It's safe. Let go.

Elizabeth Gilbert

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Elizabeth Gilbert
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: July 18
Author
Essayist
Novelist
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Waterbury
Connecticut
Heartbreak
Karma
Remains
Safe
Relationship
Done
Love

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The fantasy of the wedding day is that it represents undeniable public and private truth that you have been chosen. For that one day, you are the most valuable creature in the world - a treasure, a princess, a prize.
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And what will I be able to do tomorrow that I cannot yet do today?
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I was the baby of the family, but I was never babied, and that allowed me to take whatever artistic temperament I had and apply learned discipline. I was taught how to work. I think that's everything. Creativity and imagination alone are not going to get you there.
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You have no idea how strong my love is!
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