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When you already believe something, how can you suddenly stop? When you are a loyal friend, how can you no longer be one?

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Amy Tan
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: February 19
Essayist
Film Writer
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Oakland
California
Amy Ruth Tan
Suddenly
Friend
Longer
Already
Stop
Something
Believe
Loyal

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