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AMY TAN It's both rebellion and conformity that attack you with success. AMY TAN I have survivor skills. Some of that is superficial - what I present to people outwardly - but what ... AMY TAN I was intelligent enough to make up my own mind. I not only had freedom of choice, I had freedom of ... AMY TAN I think I've always been somebody, since the deaths of my father and brother, who was afraid to ... AMY TAN There are a lot of people who think that's what's needed to be successful is always being ri... AMY TAN I write because I know that one day I will die, and thus I should experience as many deliberate obse... AMY TAN My grandmother. She's someone I never met, and I would've loved to have met her. She's b... AMY TAN I have a writer's memory which makes everything worse than maybe it actually was. AMY TAN Until the age of five, my parents spoke to me in Chinese or a combination of Chinese and English, bu... AMY TAN I did not lose myself all at once. I rubbed out my face over the years washing away my pain, the sam... AMY TAN No one can travel your own road for you; you must travel it for yourself. My faith in this stems fro... AMY TAN I saw my mother in a different light. We all need to do that. You have to be displaced from what'... AMY TAN Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could conjure up all kinds of images or feelings... AMY TAN God, life changes faster than you think. AMY TAN A lot of parents today are terrified that something they say to their children might make them '... AMY CHUA Life's short. Anything could happen, and it usually does, so there is no point in sitting around... AMY WINEHOUSE Thanksgiving Day is a good day to recommit our energies to giving thanks and just giving. AMY GRANT My mom used to say that Greek Easter was later because then you get stuff cheaper. AMY SEDARIS I never really take shortcuts. I was always one of those people who, instead of cutting across someo... AMY SEDARIS You think in a different way when you don't have any money. The joy of poverty is that you use y... AMY SEDARIS I'm very domestic; I love cleaning. I love cooking. I like waiting on people. I just like to mak... AMY SEDARIS I'm not a good storyteller. I always think I'm going to get interrupted, or something's ... AMY SEDARIS People who shop in health food stores never look healthy. AMY SEDARIS I wouldn't call myself a shut-in. I have the ability to leave my home; I just choose not to. But... AMY SEDARIS I think it's still kind of weird to memorize a line, because you're supposed to 'be'... AMY SEDARIS More men than women like 'Strangers With Candy'. Pretty girls don't like the show. They ... AMY SEDARIS I like crafts that are made out of necessity because they're a little naive - you made it becaus... AMY SEDARIS I'm gonna do the whole bedroom in camel color - it's an old lady color. AMY SEDARIS If I put my mind to something, it happens. I do know that's not necessarily psychic. But I alway... AMY SEDARIS You know when you watch old movies, it's always the small parts you remember, the character acto... AMY SEDARIS Sometimes, to keep things exciting, I decorate my house as if I owned a child. I'll toss a tiny ... AMY SEDARIS But I always like to play ugly people who think they're pretty. AMY SEDARIS My father and I have a very good relationship. We always got along. But I always scold him. AMY SEDARIS When people tell me they are going to go scrapbooking, I say, 'Why don't you make it yoursel... AMY SEDARIS Books are challenging and inspirational to me. AMY SEDARIS I love costumes. My dream growing up was always to have my own costume and prop shop. AMY SEDARIS