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And I remember wondering why it was that eating something good could make me feel so terrible, while vomiting something terrible could make me feel so good.

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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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