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
I'm open to reading almost anything - fiction, nonfiction - as long as I know from the first sentence or two that… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
I also thought of playing improvisational jazz and I did take lessons for a while. At first I tried to write fiction… — 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
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