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Amy Tan Quotes about Joy

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It is because I had so much joy that I came to have so much hate.

It is because I had so much joy that I came to have so much hate.

Amy Tan
Hate, Joy, Joy Luck Club
Amy Tan (2006). “The Joy Luck Club: A Novel”, p.190, Penguin

Now you see,' said the turtle, drifting back into the pond, 'why it is useless to cry. Your tears do not wash away your sorrows. They feed someone else's joy. And that is why you must learn to swallow your own tears.

Amy Tan
Turtles, Joy, Sorrow
Amy Tan (2006). “The Joy Luck Club”, p.217, Penguin

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