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All intimacy is rare-that's what makes it precious.

Amy Bloom

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Amy Bloom
Age: 71
Born: 1953
Born: June 18
Film Producer
Novelist
Psychologist
Psychotherapist
Screenwriter
Short Story Writer
Social Worker
Writer
Great Neck
Long Island
Intimacy
Rare
Precious
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