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

- Amy Tan

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

- Amy Tan

The life we receive is not always what we choose.

- Amy Tan

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

- Amy Tan

Hope is the adrenalin of the soul.

- Amy Tan

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…

- Amy Tan

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,…

- Amy Tan

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

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

- Amy Tan