
Amy Tan
Birthday: 19 February 1952, Oakland, California, USA
Birth Name: Amy Ruth Tan
Amy Tan was born in Oakland, California, USA; and attended San Jose State University, where she received a master's degree in linguistics. She has written essays for numerous magazines; a few boo ...Show More

On love: So sad! That is the saddest part, when you lose someone you love -- that person keeps chang Show more
On love: So sad! That is the saddest part, when you lose someone you love -- that person keeps changing. And later you wonder, is this the same person I lost. Maybe you lost more, maybe less, ten thousand different things that come from your memory or imagination -- and you do not know which is which, which was true, which is false. Hide
On strategy: If you can't change your fate, change your attitude.
On strategy: If you can't change your fate, change your attitude.
On mothering: I love my daughter. She and I have shared my body. There is a part of her mind that is Show more
On mothering: I love my daughter. She and I have shared my body. There is a part of her mind that is a part of mine. But when she was born, she sprang from me like a slippery fish, and has been swimming away ever since. Hide
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