Inspirational Quotes, Motivational Sayings, and Wise Words for Daily Inspiration

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I take a few quick sips. "This is really good." And I mean it. I have never tasted tea like this. It is smooth, pungent, and instantly addicting. "This is from Grand Auntie," my mother explains. "She told me 'If I buy the cheap tea, then I am saying that my whole life has not been worth something better.' A few years ago she bought it for herself. One hundred dollars a pound." "You're kidding." I take another sip. It tastes even better.

Amy Tan's Popular Quotes

But I was no longer sacared. I could see what was inside me. -Lindo

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You remember only what you want to remember. You know only what your heart allows you to know.

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The life we receive is not always what we choose.

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I won't be what I'm not. -Jing-mei

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Hope is the adrenalin of the soul.

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I think I've always been somebody, since the deaths of my father and brother, who was afraid to hope. So, I was more prepared for failure and for rej…

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Then she told me why a tiger is gold and black. It has two ways. The gold side leaps with its fierce heart. The black side stands still with cunning,…

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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.

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If you can't change your fate, change your attitude.

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