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I began to look at all events and all things as relevant, an opportunity to take or avoid.

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Amy Tan
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: February 19
Essayist
Film Writer
Novelist
Screenwriter
Writer
Oakland
California
Amy Ruth Tan
Events
Opportunity
Look
Looks
Take
Things
Relevant
Began
Avoid

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