Amy Tan Quotes about Fate

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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.

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

Fate, Trying, Reason

Amy Tan (2006). “The Joy Luck Club”, p.130, Penguin

And I think now that fate is shaped half by expectation, half by inattention. But somehow, when you lose something you love, faith takes over. -Rose

Amy Tan

Fate, Thinking, Expectations

Amy Tan (2006). “The Joy Luck Club”, p.131, Penguin

I discovered that maybe it was fate all along, that faith was just an illusion that somehow you're in control.

Amy Tan

Fate, Illusion, Joy Luck Club

Amy Tan (2006). “The Joy Luck Club”, p.121, Penguin

My mother had a look on her face that I'll never forget. It was one of complete despair and horror, for losing Bing, for being so foolish as to think she could use faith to change fate.

Amy Tan

Mother, Fate, Thinking

Amy Tan (2006). “The Joy Luck Club”, p.130, Penguin