I used to think that my mother got into arguments with people because they didn't understand her English, because she was Chinese. — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
I was six when my mother taught me the art of invisible strength..."strongest wind cannot be seen." — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
“I am ashamed she is ashamed. Because she is my daughter and I am proud of her, and I am her mother… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
For unlike my mother, I did not believe I could be anything I wanted to be. I could only be me. — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
Whenever my mother talks to me, she begins the conversation as if we were already in the middle of an argument. — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
Because sometimes that is the only way to remember what is in your bones. You must peel off your skin, and that… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
I was six when my mother taught me the art of invisible strength. It was a strategy for winning arguments, respect for… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
“And even though I taught my daughter the opposite, still she came out the same way! Maybe it is because she was… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
“In truth, this was a bad thing that Yan Chang had done, telling me my mother’s story. Secrets are kept from children,… — 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
“In two years' time, my scar became pale and shinny and I had no memory of my mother. That is the way… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
A girl is like a young tree, she said. You must stand tall and listen to your mother standing next to you.… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
She [my mother] said that if I listened to her, later I would know what she knew: where true words came from,… — Amy Tan Copy Share Image
“And then I see my mother sitting by the open window, her dark silhouette against the night sky. She turns around 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
![“She [my mother] said that if I listened to her, later I would know what she knew: where true words came from, always from up high, above everything else. And if I didn't listen to her, she said my ear would bend too easily to other people, all saying words that had no lasting meaning, because they…” quote by Amy Tan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/c7f/amy-tan-730_bottom_she-my-mother-said-that-if-i-listened-to_1475479.jpg)
