“There's no trouble in this world so serious that it can't be cured with a hot bath, a glass of whiskey, and the Book of Common Prayer.”

—  Elizabeth Gilbert, book Eat, Pray, Love

Source: Eat, Pray, Love

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American writer 1969

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