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If nothing changes, you will have to put your disappointment in perspective.

Amy Dickinson

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Amy Dickinson
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: November 6
Columnist
Freeville
New York
Women
Nothing
Disappointment
Changes
Perspective

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