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Too many good things all seem the same after a while.

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Amy Tan
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: February 19
Essayist
Film Writer
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Oakland
California
Amy Ruth Tan
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Why do you have to use me to show off? If you want to show off, then why don't you learn to play chess. - Ch. 5
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If she doesn't speak, she is making a choice. If she doesn't try, she can lose her chance forever. -An-mei
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