“He simply translated what was in LuLing's heart: her better intentions, her hopes.” — Amy tan Copy Share Image
Why do some memories live only on your tongue or in your nose? Why do others always stay in your heart? — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
You remember only what you want to remember. You know only what your heart allows you to know. — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
But she never looked back with regret. There were so many ways for things to get better. -Jing-mei — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
And then she had to fill out so many forms she forgot why she had come and what she had left behind. — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
Her education only made her unhappy thinking about it - that no matter how much she changed her life, she could not… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
Seeing her this last time, I threw myself on her body. And she opened her eyes slowly. I was not scared. I… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
I thought this man had long ago drained everything from my heart. But now something strong and bitter flowed and made me… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
She [my mother] said that if I listened to her, later I would know what she knew: where true words came from,… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
Isn't that how it is when you must decide with your heart? You are not just choosing one thing over another. You… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
Then she told me why a tiger is gold and black. It has two ways. The gold side leaps with its fierce… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
So sad! This is the saddest part when you lose someone you love- that person keeps changing. And later you wonder, Is this the… — Amy Tan Copy Share
Shanghainese people are good negotiators, they're very persistent, and you grow up in an atmosphere like that - very competitive. That becomes part of… — Amy Tan Copy Share
But now that I am old, moving every year closer to the end of my life, I also feel closer to the beginning. And… — Amy Tan Copy Share
You should think about your character. Know where you are changing, how you will be changed, what cannot be changed back again. — Amy Tan Copy Share
Now you see,' said the turtle, drifting back into the pond, 'why it is useless to cry. Your tears do not wash away your… — Amy Tan Copy Share
We all become different readers in how we respond to books, why we need them, what we take from them. We become different in… — Amy Tan Copy Share
When I go back and read my journals or fiction, I am always surprised. I may not remember having those thoughts, but they still… — Amy Tan Copy Share
“I am ashamed she is ashamed. Because she is my daughter and I am proud of her, and I am her mother but she… — Amy Tan Copy Share
![“She [my mother] said that if I listened to her, later I would know what she knew: where true words came from, always from up high, above everything else. And if I didn't listen to her, she said my ear would bend too easily to other people, all saying words that had no lasting meaning, because they…” quote by Amy Tan](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/c7f/amy-tan-730_bottom_she-my-mother-said-that-if-i-listened-to_1475479.jpg)
