We all become different readers in how we respond to books, why we need them, what we take from them. We become… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
I would never require anyone to read any book. That seems antithetical to why we read - which is to choose a… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
“It's a luxury being a writer, because all you ever think about is life. Read more at” — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
I read a book a day when I was a kid. My family was not literary; we did not have any books… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
My writing often contains souvenirs of the day - a song I heard, a bird I saw - which I then put… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
You write a book and you hope somebody will go out and pay $24.95 for what you've just said. I think books… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
My favorite anything is always relative to the context of present time, place and mood. When I finish a book and want… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
No one in my family was a reader of literary fiction. So, I didn't have encouragement, but I didn't have discouragement, because… — 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 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
“Lebih baik jadi orang yang TIDAK TERLUPAKAN daripada orang yang MEMBOSANKAN -” — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
After all, Bao Bomu says, what is the past but what we choose to remember? — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
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 Image
