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I have more compassion than if i had led a life where everything worked out exactly as i had planned or if i had never been wounded or if i had never been betrayed or i had never been harmed. i don't think i would be as good a person.
-Elizabeth Gilbert
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I Have More Compassion Than If I

Elizabeth Gilbert
I have more compassion than if i had led a life where everything worked out exactly as i had planned or if i had never been wounded or if i had never been betrayed or i had never been harmed. i don't think i would be as good a person.
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