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If I look upon my whole life, I cannot think of another time when I felt more comfortable: when I had no worries, fears, or desires, when my life seemed as soft and lovely as lying inside a cocoon of rose silk.

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Amy Tan
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: February 19
Essayist
Film Writer
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Amy Ruth Tan
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