I began to look at all events and all things as relevant, an opportunity to take or avoid. — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
I felt foolish and tired, as if I had been running to escape someone chasing me, only to look behind to discover… — 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
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
Mothers have the huge influence, and I feel like they're always teaching us from the day we're born what to be afraid… — Amy Tan 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
Sometimes you change to survive, and some things you don't give up, or you're too prideful, and then you think well, what's… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
I let one thing result from another. Of course, all of it could have been just loosely connected coincidences. And whether that's… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
My mother had a look on her face that I'll never forget. It was one of complete despair and horror, for losing… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
She would be quiet at first. Then she would say a word about something small, something she had noticed, and then another… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
My sisters and I stand, arms around each other, laughind and wiping the tears from each others eyes. The flash of the… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
So this is what I will do. I will gather together my past and look. I will see a thing that has… — 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
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
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
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
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
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
When I go back and read my journals or fiction, I am always surprised. I may not remember having those thoughts, but they still… — Amy Tan Copy Share
“I am ashamed she is ashamed. Because she is my daughter and I am proud of her, and I am her mother but she… — Amy Tan Copy Share
