The muse appears at the point in my writing when I sense a subtle shift, a nudge to move over, and everything… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
I write because I know that one day I will die, and thus I should experience as many deliberate observations, careful thoughts,… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
You can get sucked into the idea that, 'Gosh, this is impressive. Maybe I should do this. It will look good.' Or… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
Yet part of me also thinks the whole idea makes perfect sense. The three of us, leaving our differences behind, stepping on… — 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
I would find myself laughing and wondering where these ideas came from. You can call it imagination, I suppose. But I was… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
I am fascinated by language in daily life: the way it can evoke an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or… — 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
