Elizabeth Gilbert was once an \u201cunpublished diner waitress,\u201d devastated by rejection letters. And yet, in the wake of the success of \u2018Eat, Pray, Love,\u2019 she found herself identifying strongly with her former self. With beautiful insight, Gilbert reflects on why success can be as disorienting as failure and offers a simple \u2014 though hard \u2014 way to carry on, regardless of outcomes.<\/p>\n
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