Top 51 Quotes by Amy Tan

About Amy Tan

These are some quotes by American author Amy Tan Novelist, who was born on February 19, 1952.

My writing often contains souvenirs of the day - a song I heard, a bird I saw - which I then put into the novel.

My writing often contains souvenirs of the day - a song I heard, a bird I saw - which I then put into the novel.

Amy Tan

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.

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

God, life changes faster than you think.

God, life changes faster than you think.

Amy Tan

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.

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

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.

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

I started a second novel seven times and I had to throw them away.

I started a second novel seven times and I had to throw them away.

Amy Tan

At the beginning of my career as a writer, I felt I knew nothing of Chinese culture. I was writing about emotional confusion with my mother related to our different beliefs. Hers was based in family history, which I didn't know anything about. I always felt hesitant in talking about Chinese culture and American culture.

Amy Tan

I am an American, steeped in American values. But I know on an emotional level what it means to be of the Chinese culture.

I am an American, steeped in American values. But I know on an emotional level what it means to be of the Chinese culture.

Amy Tan

I didn't fear failure. I expected failure.

I didn't fear failure. I expected failure.

Amy Tan

It's a luxury being a writer, because all you ever think about is life.

It's a luxury being a writer, because all you ever think about is life.

Amy Tan

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