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Every few years, I think, 'Maybe now I'm finally smart enough or sophisticated enough to understand 'Ulysses.'' So I pick it up and try it again. And by page 10, as always, I'm like, 'What the hell?'

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Elizabeth Gilbert
Age: 55
Born: 1969
Born: July 18
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