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I believe that everyone deserves love, and sometimes looking outside your own culture is a good way to find it.

Amy Dickinson

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Amy Dickinson
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: November 6
Columnist
Freeville
New York
Women
Find
Sometimes
Deserves
Believe
Deserve
Way
Outside
Good
Looking
Love
Everyone
Culture

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