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LOVE'S LABORS TOSSED
Lovers may come and go, but their romantic letters should last forever. Unless, of course, you decide to throw them all away. By Elizabeth Gilbert
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few weeks ago, bored in the middle of a Saturday afternoon, I called my friend Iva.
"How's life?" I asked.
"Exhilarating," she responded.
Such a response, by the way, is exactly why I often call my friend Iva, because I don't know anybody who works harder at staying exhilarated than she does. Iva grew up in the Middle East, in a war zone. One would think that a childhood spent amid constant death and destruction might engender a damaged or bitter ...