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I love my daughter. She and I have shared my body. There is a part of her mind that is a part of mine. But when she was born, she sprang from me like a slippery fish, and has been swimming away ever since.
Amy Tan
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Amy Tan
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: February 19
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Amy Ruth Tan
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