I thought about the relentless thought-processing, soul-devouring machine that is my brain, and wondered how on earth I was ever going to master it. Then I remembered that line from Jaws and couldn't help smiling: 'We're gonna need a bigger boat.
Elizabeth GilbertAbout author
- Author's profession: Novelist, Writer
- Nationality: american
- Born: July 18, 1969
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