A psychiatrist does not want you to wake up. He tells you to dream some more, to find the pond and pour… — Amy Tan Bird Copy Share Image
That was a wonderful period in my life. I mean, I didn't become an artist, but somebody let me do something I… — Amy Tan Art Copy Share Image
“What I realized about the dreamland, however, was the power it once held simply by being withheld from me. It created yearning—and… — Amy Tan Desire Copy Share Image
You can't have intentions without consequences. The question is, who pays for the consequences? Saving fish from drowning. Same thing. Who’s saved?… — Amy Tan Consequence Copy Share Image
He asked if he could recite a poem he had written that morning: 'You speak,' he said, 'the language of shooting stars,… — Amy Tan Brilliant Copy Share Image
“It isn't that i consider them brave, they are reckless, unpredictable, maddeningly unreliable. But like rogue waves and shooting stars, they also… — Amy Tan Adventure Copy Share Image
When I go back and read my journals or fiction, I am always surprised. I may not remember having those thoughts, but… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
Who knows where inspiration comes from. Perhaps it arises from desperation. Perhaps it comes from the flukes of the universe, the kindness… — Amy Tan Desperation Copy Share Image
How I saw in her my own true nature. What was beneath my skin. Inside my bones... Even though I was young,… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
“...I owed her a debt of gratitude. More than gratitude, much more. I could finally see what had always been there. She… — Amy Tan Constant love Copy Share Image
And for all those years, we never talked about the disaster at the recital or my terrible accusations afterward at the piano… — Amy Tan Accusation Copy Share Image
“There was never the right time for me to declare we should be together for the rest of our lives when you… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
“Dementia. Ruth puzzled over the diagnosis: How could such a beautiful-sounding word apply to such a destructive disease? It was a name… — Amy Tan Dementia Copy Share Image
“When my daughter looks at me, she sees a small old lady. That is because she sees only with her outside eyes.… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
I have loved works of fiction precisely for their illusions, for the author's sleight-of-hand in showing me the magic, what appeared in… — Amy Tan Books Copy Share Image
I have survivor skills. Some of that is superficial - what I present to people outwardly - but what makes people resilient… — Amy Tan Ability Copy Share Image
My parents told me I would become a doctor and then in my spare time I would become a concert pianist. So,… — Amy Tan Care Copy Share Image
I love my daughter. She and I have shared my body. There is a part of her mind that is a part… — Amy Tan Body Copy Share Image
“Too little wood and you bent too quickly to listen to other people's ideas, unable to stand on your own. [...] Too… — Amy Tan Water Copy Share Image
“Precious Auntie, what is our name? I always meant to claim it as my own. Come help me remember. I'm not a… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
You can never be an artist if your work comes without effort. That is the problem with modernink from a bottle. You… — Amy Tan Art Copy Share Image
I loved fairy tales when I was a kid. Grimm. The grimmer the better. I loved gruesome gothic tales and, in that… — Amy Tan Bible stories Copy Share Image
My sister Kwan believes she has yin eyes. She sees those who have died and now dwell in the world of Yin,… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
![“Too little wood and you bent too quickly to listen to other people's ideas, unable to stand on your own. [...] Too much water and you flowed in too many directions.” quote by Amy Tan](https://sms4smile.com/q/img-quotes/b3f/amy-tan-730_water_too-little-wood-and-you-bent-too-quickly_923147.jpg)
