“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.” Quote by Amy Tan
“I started a second novel seven times and I had to throw them away.” WritingNovelSeven Author:Amy Tan
“I thought I was clever enough to write as well as these people and I didn't realize that there is something called originality and your own voice.” PeopleWritingWellsEnoughVoiceRealizingCleverOriginality Author:Amy Tan
“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.” WayStillsAbleHoursDrawsLuxury Author:Amy Tan
“I think Pilates is great, especially when you can do it with a trainer who keeps you on track.” ThinkingCan DoTrackYou Can Do ItTrainersPilates Author:Cate Blanchett
“I'd like to be more forgiving. There are times when I've had a hard time forgiving people who have betrayed me.” PeopleHardForgivingHard TimesBetrayedForgiving People Author:Amy Tan
“My mother said I was a clingy kid until I was about four. I also remember that from the age of eight she and I fought almost every day.” SaidKidsAgeRememberMotherFourEightClingy Author:Amy Tan
“My parents had very high expectations. They expected me to get straight A's from the time I was in kindergarten.” ParentExpectationsExpectedKindergartenHigh Expectations Author:Amy Tan
“Placing on writers the responsibility to represent a culture is an onerous burden.” CultureResponsibilityBurden Author:Amy Tan
“I loved fairy tales when I was a kid. Grimm. The grimmer the better. I loved gruesome gothic tales and, in that respect, I liked Bible stories, because to me they were very gothic.” StoriesKidsTalesFairyFairy TaleGothicGrimmBible Stories Author:Amy Tan
“I wanted to write stories for myself. At first it was purely an aesthetic thing about craft. I just wanted to become good at the art of something. And writing was very private.” WritingFirstsArtStoriesWantedCraftsAesthetic Author:Amy Tan
