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I am old enough to know only too well my good and bad qualities, which were often one in the same.

Lisa See

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Lisa See
Age: 69
Born: 1955
Born: February 18
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Obey, obey, obey, then do what you want.
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What stays with me most is a general sense of loss, unease, and longing for the past that cannot be relieved.
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