Your tears do not wash away your sorrows. They feed someone else's joy. And that is why you must learn to swallow your own tears. (Amy Tan)

Your tears do not wash away your sorrows. They feed someone else's joy. And that is why you must learn to swallow your own tears.

Amy Tan

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