American writer
What is a secret wish? It is what you want but cannot ask. – Amy Tan
If I look upon my whole life, I cannot think of another time when I felt more comfortable: when I had no worries, fears, or desires, when my life seemed as soft and lovely as lying inside a cocoon of rose silk.- Amy Tan
So much of history is mystery. We don’t know what is lost forever, what will surface again. All objects exist in a moment of time. And that fragment of time is preserved or lost or found in mysterious ways. Mystery is a wonderful part of life. – Amy Tan
Death was not necessarily a portal to the blank bliss of absolute nothingness. It was a deep dive into the unknown. – Amy Tan
We are living in a world where everything is false. The society is like bright paint applied on top of rotten wood. – Amy Tan
While it is good to speak well, it is better to speak the truth. – Amy Tan
There’s no hope. There’s no reason to keep trying. Because you must. This is not hope. Not reason. This is your fate. This is your life, what you must do. – Amy Tan
A good government had to guide its people, sometimes gently, sometimes strictly, just as parents did. It could allow certain freedoms, but in a style that suited the country. – Amy Tan
Do you know what morals are Violet? They’re other people’s rules. Do you know what a conscience is? Freedom to use your own intelligence to determine what is right or wrong. You possess that freedom and no one can remove it from you. – Amy Tan
God, life changes faster than you think. – Amy Tan
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
Your tears do not wash away your sorrows. They feed someone Else’s joy. And that is why you must learn to swallow your own tears. – Amy Tan
Hardships can harden even the best person. – Amy Tan
A psychiatrist does not want you to wake up. He tells you to dream some more, to find the pond and pour more tears into it. And really, he’s just another bird drinking from your misery. – Amy Tan
When you already believe something, how can you suddenly stop? When you are a loyal friend, how can you no longer be one? – Amy Tan
You should think about your character. Know where you are changing, how you will be changed, what cannot be changed back again. – Amy Tan
Too much happiness always overflowed into tears of sorrow. – Amy Tan
Forever did not mean what it once had. Forever was what changed inevitably over time. – Amy Tan
How can you blame a person for his fears and weaknesses unless you have felt the same and done differently? – Amy Tan
You can’t have intentions without consequences. The question is, who pays for the consequences? Saving fish from drowning. Same thing. Who’s saved? Who’s not? – Amy Tan
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