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We all hate moral ambiguity in some sense, and yet it is also absolutely necessary. In writing a story, it is the place where I begin.
Amy Tan
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Amy Tan
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: February 19
Essayist
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Oakland
California
Amy Ruth Tan
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