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Change is all about motion, motion is all about uncertainty and we are deeply uncomfortable with uncertainty.

Elizabeth Gilbert

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Elizabeth Gilbert
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: July 18
Author
Essayist
Novelist
Writer
Waterbury
Connecticut
Uncomfortable
Deeply
Inspiring
Change
Motion
Uncertainty

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