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The quote contrasts religion and spirituality as two different responses to suffering and fear. It suggests that religion is about avoiding punishment, while spirituality comes after painful experience and reflects personal growth. It frames spirituality as something shaped by having already gone through hardship.
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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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Books by Elizabeth Gilbert
Eat, Pray, Love
2007
Big Magic
2015
The signature of all things
2013
Committed
2010
City of Girls: A Novel
2019