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Amy Tan Quotes

Then you must teach my daughter this same lesson. How to lose your innocence but not your hope. How to laugh forever Picture Quote #1

Whenever I’m with my mother, I feel as though I have to spend the whole time avoiding land mines Picture Quote #1

Even though I was young, I could see the pain of the flesh and the worth of the pain Picture Quote #1

I discovered that maybe it was fate all along, that faith was just an illusion that somehow you’re in control Picture Quote #1

For woman is yin, the darkness within, where untempered passions lie. And man is yang, bright truth lighting our minds Picture Quote #1

I began to look at all events and all things as relevant, an opportunity to take or avoid Picture Quote #1

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When my daughter looks at me, she sees a small old lady. That is because she sees only with her outside eyes. She has no chuming, no inside knowing of things. If she had chuming she would see a tiger lady. And she would have careful fear Picture Quote #1

I love my daughter. She and I have shared my body. There is a part of her mind that is a part of mine. But when she was born, she sprang from me like a slippery fish, and has been swimming away ever since Picture Quote #1

Secrets are kept from children, a lid on top of the soup kettle, so they do not boil over with too much truth Picture Quote #1

I always thought it mattered, to know what is the worst possible thing that can happen to you, to know how you can avoid it, to not be drawn by the magic of the unspeakable Picture Quote #1

No two languages are ever sufficiently similar to be considered as representing the same social reality. The worlds in which different societies live are distinct worlds, not merely the same world with different labels attached Picture Quote #1

I also thought of playing improvisational jazz and I did take lessons for a while. At first I tried to write fiction by making up things that were completely alien to my life Picture Quote #1

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I did not lose myself all at once. I rubbed out my face over the years washing away my pain, the same way carvings on stone are worn down by water Picture Quote #1

I have a writer’s memory which makes everything worse than maybe it actually was Picture Quote #1

I learned to forgive myself, and that enabled me to forgive my mother as a person Picture Quote #1

I saw my mother in a different light. We all need to do that. You have to be displaced from what’s comfortable and routine, and then you get to see things with fresh eyes, with new eyes Picture Quote #1

I thought I was clever enough to write as well as these people and I didn’t realize that there is something called originality and your own voice Picture Quote #1

I wanted to write stories for myself. At first it was purely an aesthetic thing about craft. I just wanted to become good at the art of something. And writing was very private Picture Quote #1

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I would still like to have that luxury, to be able to just sit and draw for hours and hours and hours. In a way, that’s what I do as a writer Picture Quote #1

It’s a luxury being a writer, because all you ever think about is life Picture Quote #1

My mother had a very difficult childhood, having seen her own mother kill herself. So she didn’t always know how to be the nurturing mother that we all expect we should have Picture Quote #1

My parents told me I would become a doctor and then in my spare time I would become a concert pianist. So, both my day job and my spare time were sort of taken care of Picture Quote #1

That was a wonderful period in my life. I mean, I didn’t become an artist, but somebody let me do something I loved. What a luxury, to do something you love to do Picture Quote #1

There are a lot of people who think that’s what’s needed to be successful is always being right, always being careful, always picking the right path Picture Quote #1

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Who knows where inspiration comes from. Perhaps it arises from desperation. Perhaps it comes from the flukes of the universe, the kindness of the muses Picture Quote #1

Writing is an extreme privilege but it’s also a gift. It’s a gift to yourself and it’s a gift of giving a story to someone Picture Quote #1

You see what power is holding someone else’s fear in your hand and showing it to them Picture Quote #1

I don’t steer clear of genres. I simply haven’t steered myself toward some of them Picture Quote #1

I’d like to be more forgiving. There are times when I’ve had a hard time forgiving people who have betrayed me Picture Quote #1

My favorite anything is always relative to the context of present time, place and mood. When I finish a book and want to immediately find another by the same author and no other, that author is elevated to my favorite Picture Quote #1

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Then you must teach my daughter this same lesson. How to lose your innocence but not your hope. How to laugh forever (Amy Tan Quotes) Whenever I’m with my mother, I feel as though I have to spend the whole time avoiding land mines (Amy Tan Quotes) Even though I was young, I could see the pain of the flesh and the worth of the pain (Amy Tan Quotes) I discovered that maybe it was fate all along, that faith was just an illusion that somehow you’re in control (Amy Tan Quotes) For woman is yin, the darkness within, where untempered passions lie. And man is yang, bright truth lighting our minds (Amy Tan Quotes) I began to look at all events and all things as relevant, an opportunity to take or avoid (Amy Tan Quotes) When my daughter looks at me, she sees a small old lady. That is because she sees only with her outside eyes. She has no chuming, no inside knowing of things. If she had chuming she would see a tiger lady. And she would have careful fear (Amy Tan Quotes) I love my daughter. She and I have shared my body. There is a part of her mind that is a part of mine. But when she was born, she sprang from me like a slippery fish, and has been swimming away ever since (Amy Tan Quotes) Secrets are kept from children, a lid on top of the soup kettle, so they do not boil over with too much truth (Amy Tan Quotes) I always thought it mattered, to know what is the worst possible thing that can happen to you, to know how you can avoid it, to not be drawn by the magic of the unspeakable (Amy Tan Quotes) No two languages are ever sufficiently similar to be considered as representing the same social reality. The worlds in which different societies live are distinct worlds, not merely the same world with different labels attached (Amy Tan Quotes) I also thought of playing improvisational jazz and I did take lessons for a while. At first I tried to write fiction by making up things that were completely alien to my life (Amy Tan Quotes) I did not lose myself all at once. I rubbed out my face over the years washing away my pain, the same way carvings on stone are worn down by water (Amy Tan Quotes) I have a writer’s memory which makes everything worse than maybe it actually was (Amy Tan Quotes) I learned to forgive myself, and that enabled me to forgive my mother as a person (Amy Tan Quotes) I saw my mother in a different light. We all need to do that. You have to be displaced from what’s comfortable and routine, and then you get to see things with fresh eyes, with new eyes (Amy Tan Quotes) I thought I was clever enough to write as well as these people and I didn’t realize that there is something called originality and your own voice (Amy Tan Quotes) I wanted to write stories for myself. At first it was purely an aesthetic thing about craft. I just wanted to become good at the art of something. And writing was very private (Amy Tan Quotes) I would still like to have that luxury, to be able to just sit and draw for hours and hours and hours. In a way, that’s what I do as a writer (Amy Tan Quotes) It’s a luxury being a writer, because all you ever think about is life (Amy Tan Quotes) My mother had a very difficult childhood, having seen her own mother kill herself. So she didn’t always know how to be the nurturing mother that we all expect we should have (Amy Tan Quotes) My parents told me I would become a doctor and then in my spare time I would become a concert pianist. So, both my day job and my spare time were sort of taken care of (Amy Tan Quotes) That was a wonderful period in my life. I mean, I didn’t become an artist, but somebody let me do something I loved. What a luxury, to do something you love to do (Amy Tan Quotes) There are a lot of people who think that’s what’s needed to be successful is always being right, always being careful, always picking the right path (Amy Tan Quotes) Who knows where inspiration comes from. Perhaps it arises from desperation. Perhaps it comes from the flukes of the universe, the kindness of the muses (Amy Tan Quotes) Writing is an extreme privilege but it’s also a gift. It’s a gift to yourself and it’s a gift of giving a story to someone (Amy Tan Quotes) You see what power is holding someone else’s fear in your hand and showing it to them (Amy Tan Quotes) I don’t steer clear of genres. I simply haven’t steered myself toward some of them (Amy Tan Quotes) I’d like to be more forgiving. There are times when I’ve had a hard time forgiving people who have betrayed me (Amy Tan Quotes) My favorite anything is always relative to the context of present time, place and mood. When I finish a book and want to immediately find another by the same author and no other, that author is elevated to my favorite (Amy Tan Quotes)

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