Even though I was young, I could see the pain of the flesh and the worth of the pain. — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
I began to look at all events and all things as relevant, an opportunity to take or avoid. — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
And below the heimongmong, all along the ground, were weeds already spilling out over the edges, running wild in every direction. — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
And I remember wondering why it was that eating something good could make me feel so terrible, while vomiting something terrible could… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
For woman is yin, the darkness within, where untempered passions lie. And man is yang, bright truth lighting our minds. — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
I wanted my children to have the best combination: American circumstances and Chinese character. How could I know these things do not… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
And now I also see what part of me is Chinese. It is so obvious. It is my family. It is in… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
My mother had a look on her face that I'll never forget. It was one of complete despair and horror, for losing… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
On the third day after someone dies, the soul comes back to settle scores. In my mother's case, this would be the… — 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
