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Amy Tan Quotes

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

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: american
Birth: February 19, 1952

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I Am Thoughts Remember Back Go Know

I always wear rings and cuffs from Made Her Think because designer Meredith Kahn is my friend and is one of my fashion idols. Everything she creates is really fresh.

Jessie Baylin

Friend Fashion Think She Everything

You want a storybook kind of closure with someone when they die, but I think that kind of thing is impossible.

Jesse Andrews

Impossible Think Someone Die You

If you give us a safe vaccine, we'll use it. It shouldn't be polio versus autism.

Jenny McCarthy

You Safe Polio Us Give Autism

I'm just taking care of myself: Eating less, exercising more, drinking a lot of coconut water.

Jennie Garth

Water Myself Eating Care More Just

As a woman, on any film or any show, we do most of the emoting.

Andrea Riseborough

Woman Film Show Most Any

Be honest about how you approach failure. Don't just be critical of yourself, because that can be self-serving. Approach it honestly, assess your performance, and assess the areas where you have fallen short. Correct them and move on. Don't dwell on it. Don't hold on to it.

Megan Rapinoe

Failure Yourself Performance Short

The key thing about a book is that you lose yourself in the author's world.

Jeff Bezos

Yourself World Book Key You Lose

Acting is something I've done since I was in high school, but I never had a model in my life, whether it was a mentor or a parent, where I could realize that acting could actually be a career.

Steve Zissis

Life School High School My Life Done

The act of writing surprises me all the time. A miraculous thing happens when you have an idea and you want to convert it into words... and then you start to create a work of art, and that's another miracle, and it remains mysterious to the writer, or to this writer anyway.

Janette Turner Hospital

Work Time Art Words Me Start

I am deeply concerned for the safety of our people brought by a lack of a comprehensive strategy to defeat ISIL.

Joni Ernst

I Am People Safety Strategy Defeat

Almost all comedy is of its time. You can't expect audiences now to laugh at what amused people 60 years ago.

Denis Norden

Time People Laugh Comedy You Now

I'm now wearing suits on stage, so I've kinda stepped up my game as far as image. Which I have to admit is kind of a pain the butt, but it's fun. It gives you a certain amount of confidence to walk on stage and look nice, but I can't say that I'm totally buying into the whole image factor.

Christopher Cross

Confidence Walk Pain Fun Game Suits