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Amy Tan
American
February 19, 1952
Novelist
God, life changes faster than you think.
Amy Tan
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God
You
Think
I learned to forgive myself, and that enabled me to forgive my mother as a person.
Amy Tan
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Me
Myself
Person
In America nobody says you have to keep the circumstances somebody else gives you.
Amy Tan
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You
Else
Keep
The forbidden things were a great influence on my life. I was forbidden from reading A Catcher in the Rye.
Amy Tan
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Great
Life
Things
My writing often contains souvenirs of the day - a song I heard, a bird I saw - which I then put into the novel.
Amy Tan
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Which
Then
Day
I'd like to be more forgiving. There are times when I've had a hard time forgiving people who have betrayed me.
Amy Tan
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Time
People
Me
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.
Amy Tan
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Age
About
Every
I have survivor skills. Some of that is superficial - what I present to people outwardly - but what makes people resilient is the ability to find humour and irony in situations that would otherwise overpower you.
Amy Tan
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You
People
Would
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
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Time
Always
Want
When I go back and read my journals or fiction, I am always surprised. I may not remember having those thoughts, but they still exist and I know they are mine, and it's all part of making sense of who I am.
Amy Tan
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Who
Always
Know
