I was intelligent enough to make up my own mind. I not only had freedom of choice, I had freedom of expression. — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
People there only dream that it is China, because if you are Chinese you can never let go of China in your… — 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
“They say this is what happens if you lack metal. You begin to think as an independent person.” — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
“I was returning with myself whole and unbroken—limbs, mind, and spirit. I had discarded pride, that useless burden of self-importance” — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
“But he was so attuned to my every movement I was sure he was reading my mind. HE had no inhibitions, and… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
“Was there ever a great true love? Anyone who became the object of my obsession and not simply my affections?...I could not… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
Each person is made of five different elements, she told me. Too much fire and you had a bad temper. That was… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
And then it occurs to me. They are frightened. In me, they see their own daughters, just as ignorant, just as unmindful… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
“Was there ever a true great love? Anyone who became the object of my obsession and not simply my affections? I honestly… — 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
