“Offer it up personally,then. Right now. I thought of how many people go to their graves unforgiven and unforgiving. I thought of how many people have had siblings or friends or children or lovers disappear from their lives before precious words of clemency or absolution could be passed along. How do the survivors of terminated relationships ever endure the pain of unfinished business? From that place of meditation, I found the answer-you can finish the business yourself, from within yourself. It's not only possible, it's essential.”

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About Elizabeth Gilbert

American journalist and author

Elizabeth Gilbert is an American journalist and author. Her memoir, Eat, Pray, Love, was published in 2006 and became widely read around the world. The book has sold more than 12 million copies and has been translated into more than 30 languages. It was adapted into a film of the same name in 2010, which helped make Gilbert a familiar name far beyond literary circles.

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Eat, Pray, Love

2007

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Big Magic

2015

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The signature of all things

2013

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Committed

2010

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City of Girls: A Novel

2019

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