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I'd like to be more forgiving. There are times when I've had a hard time forgiving people who have betrayed me.

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Amy Tan
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: February 19
Essayist
Film Writer
Novelist
Screenwriter
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Oakland
California
Amy Ruth Tan
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