But now that I am old, moving every year closer to the end of my life, I also feel closer to the… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
“The things one had to do in life sometimes had nothing to do with what was fun or convenient.” — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
People think it's a terrible tragedy when somebody has Alzheimer's. But in my mother's case, it's different. My mother has been unhappy… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
Her education only made her unhappy thinking about it - that no matter how much she changed her life, she could not… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
How do I create something out of nothing? And how do I create my own life? I think it is by questioning,… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
“I know how it is to live your life like a dream. To listen and watch, to wake up and try to… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
Even if I had expected it, even if I had known what I was going to do with my life, it would… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
So much of history is mystery. We don't know what is lost forever, what will surface again. All objects exist in a… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
I once sacrificed my life to keep my parents' promiise. This means nothing to you, because to you promises mean nothing... But… — 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
Isn't that how it is when you must decide with your heart? You are not just choosing one thing over another. You… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
“I know how it is to live your life like a dream. To listen and watch, to wake up and try to… — 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 Copy Share Image
When I returned home that day, I saw my life as if I already knew the happy ending of a story. I… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
Sure I loved him - too much. And he loved me, only not enough. I just want someone who thinks I'm number… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
“Free time was the most precious time, when you should be doing what you loved, or at least slowing down enough to… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
If I look upon my whole life, I cannot think of another time when I felt more comfortable: when I had no… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
The forbidden things were a great influence on my life. I was forbidden from reading A Catcher in the Rye. — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
“In It's Only Temporary, Evan Handler confronts the ambiguities of life backward, forward, and in between. With hilarious honesty he reflects on… — Amy Tan 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 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
