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They know where happiness lies, not in a cave or a country, but in love and the freedom to give and take what has been there all along.

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Amy Tan
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: February 19
Essayist
Film Writer
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Oakland
California
Amy Ruth Tan
Love
Along
Lying
Happiness
Freedom
Give
Take
Cave
Country
Caves
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