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You have now reached infatuation’s final destination—the complete and merciless devaluation of self.

Elizabeth Gilbert

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Elizabeth Gilbert
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: July 18
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Waterbury
Connecticut
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Devaluation
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Infatuation

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