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That was a wonderful period in my life. I mean, I didn't become an artist, but somebody let me do something I loved. What a luxury, to do something you love to do.

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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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To come so far, to lose so much and to find nothing. -Jing-mei
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If she doesn't speak, she is making a choice. If she doesn't try, she can lose her chance forever. -An-mei
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People there only dream that it is China, because if you are Chinese you can never let go of China in your mind.
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