Chinese artists have been subversive over thousands of years, taking what they think of the government and embedding it in their art. There might be censorship of not going as far as they might. Amy Tan artartistcensorship Change image and share on social
My favorite anything is always relative to the context of present time, place and mood. When I finish a book and want to immediately find another by the same author and no other, that author is elevated to my favorite. Amy Tan authorbookcontext share on social
I don't steer clear of genres. I simply haven't steered myself toward some of them. Amy Tan cleargenresimply Change image and share on social
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 rejection than for success. Amy Tan afraidbrotherdeath Change image and share on social
I would never require anyone to read any book. That seems antithetical to why we read - which is to choose a book for our personal reasons. I always shudder when I'm told my books are on required reading lists. Amy Tan antitheticalbookchoose share on social
People talk about this 'bucket list': 'I need to go to this country, I need to skydive.' Whereas I need to think as much as I can, to feel as much as I can, to be conscious and observe and understand me and the people around me as much as I can. Amy Tan bucketconsciouscountry share on social
I read a book a day when I was a kid. My family was not literary; we did not have any books in the house. Amy Tan bookdayfamily Change image and share on social
No one in my family was a reader of literary fiction. So, I didn't have encouragement, but I didn't have discouragement, because I don't think anybody knew what that meant. Amy Tan discouragementencouragementfamily Change image and share on social
I would still like to have that luxury, to be able to just sit and draw for hours and hours and hours. In a way, that's what I do as a writer. Amy Tan drawhourluxury Change image and share on social
