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The act of quiet nighttime talking, illustrates for me more than anything else the curious alchemy of companionship.

Elizabeth Gilbert

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Elizabeth Gilbert
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: July 18
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Waterbury
Connecticut
Heartbreak
Companionship
Curious
Quiet
Talking
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Nighttime
Anything
Love
Alchemy

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