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title: "3 Privilege Joy Quotes by 2 authors"
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> [We have hands; we can stand on them if we want to. That's our privilege. That's the joy of a mortal body.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/we-have-hands-we-can-stand-on-them-if-we-want-to-that-s-our-privilege/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

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> [So I stood up and did a handstand on my Guru's roof, to celebrate the notion of liberation. I felt the dusty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-gilbert/so-i-stood-up-and-did-a-handstand-on-my-guru-s-roof-to-celebrate-the/)

[Elizabeth Gilbert](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-gilbert/)

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> [That you can go anywhere in America and get a book from a library is just the most amazing thing in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-dicamillo/that-you-can-go-anywhere-in-america-and-get-a-book-from-a-library-is/)

[Kate DiCamillo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-dicamillo/)

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