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Mature people must find their own ways to cope with their own temptations.

Amy Dickinson

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Amy Dickinson
Age: 65
Born: 1959
Born: November 6
Columnist
Freeville
New York
People
Cope
Mature
Temptation
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Women
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Temptations

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