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Amy Tan Quotes

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

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

Amy Tan (2003). “The Opposite of Fate: Memories of a Writing Life”, p.47, Penguin

While it is good to speak well, it is better to speak the truth.

Amy Tan (2005). “Saving Fish from Drowning”, p.133, Penguin

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.

"Author of The Joy Luck Club". The Academy of Achievement Interview, www.achievement.org. June 28, 1996.

Chance is the first step you take, luck is what comes afterward.

Amy Tan (2006). “The Kitchen God's Wife”, p.112, Penguin

I am fascinated by language in daily life: the way it can evoke an emotion, a visual image, a complex idea, or a simple truth.

Amy Tan (2003). “The Opposite of Fate: Memories of a Writing Life”, p.181, Penguin

What is a secret wish?" "It is what you want but cannot ask.

Amy Tan (2006). “The Joy Luck Club”, p.70, Penguin

Memory feeds imagination.

Amy Tan (2003). “The Opposite of Fate: Memories of a Writing Life”, p.27, Penguin

With each passing day, I didn't lose hope. I fought to have more.

Amy Tan (1995). “The Hundred Secret Senses: A Novel”, p.372, Penguin