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Elizabeth Gilbert

I should just put it bluntly, because we're all sort of friends here now - it's exceedingly likely that my greatest success is behind me. Oh, so Jesus, what a thought! You know that's the kind of thought that could lead a person to start drinking gin at n

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The speaker is honestly admitting that their best achievements probably happened in the past, which is a harsh and unsettling realization. This thought is so heavy and discouraging that it might drive someone to cope by drinking alcohol early in the morning.

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