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Quotes By author - Starting with A - Amy Tan
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There are 95 quotes for the author Amy Tan
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I started a second novel seven times and I had to throw them away.
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I thought my life was over then, that all chances of ever going to college - of having a decent life, of being respected - were gone.
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You can get sucked into the idea that, 'Gosh, this is impressive. Maybe I should do this. It will look good.' Or 'I'll write like this because it will impress that critic.'
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This was a moment when I thought for sure my life was over. I think I understand kids who have made a few mistakes. They're relying on everybody else's opinion of who they are.
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Like in Las Vegas when the bells go off, telling you you've hit the jackpot. Yin people ring the bells, saying, 'Pay attention.' And you say, 'Oh, I see now.'
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Other Asian-American writers just shudder when they are compared to me; it really denigrates the uniqueness of their own work.
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I think any mother worries about her daughter losing herself to some boy and ruining her life. So there was a mix of things.
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It's hard to believe, but this feeling changes over time. So many people feel this way. It's normal to feel conflicted.
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Some of these characters have to be foils. I needed a mother who was kind of undependable, so that Kwan could become that fount of love that Olivia is looking for.
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I discovered a sense of finally belonging to a period of history which I never felt with American history.
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