Amy Tan Quotes

I grew up with Bible stories, which are like fairy tales, because my father was a minister. We heard verses and prayers every day. I liked the gorier Bible stories. I did have a book of Chinese fairy tales. All the people except the elders looked like Italians. But we were not a family that had fiction books.

Amy Tan

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Right now, I am doing the reverse of molecular gastronomy. I'm working with scientists to find ingredients and produce that are proven to be good for you.

Joel Robuchon

GoodI AmDoingYouFindNow

I'm an actor, so I think without a character to play, a story to tell, a song to sing... there's some suspicion that there's no 'there' there. Like, if I were to just strip down and present myself, I think I'd sort of just... disappear.

Michael C. Hall

CharacterMyselfSongStoryThink

Without the Guard and Reserve, our active duty troops could hardly deploy.

John Spratt

DutyActiveWithoutGuardOurCould

I feel confident writing on my feet with improv, but it's different when you're sitting down and writing it out.

Amy Sedaris

WritingFeetConfidentFeelYouOut

When you grow up, people don't speak the truth. You can see, when you trust people, you help them.

Miguel Cabrera

TruthTrustPeopleSpeakGrowHelp

It's my sick fantasy to be a Cosmo cover.

Deana Carter

SickFantasyCover

I go through my day remembering things like telephone cords.

Bruce Eric Kaplan

DayGoTelephoneRememberingThrough

It feels so satisfying to hear a song I wrote come out of the radio.

Ashton Shepherd

SongRadioOutComeHearSatisfying

I should imagine that the conditions in the cockpit are totally unimaginable.

Murray Walker

ImagineShouldConditionsCockpit

Doubleday is used to my talking about manners because I am, after all, known for that, and that's my persona.

Letitia Baldrige

I AmTalkingMannersUsedBecause

Many times, the Senate talks of things and never gets anything through.

Kevin McCarthy

NeverThroughAnythingThingsSenate

I consider myself pretty fearless, but the one thing I have always been frightened of is cancer.

Jane Green

MyselfFearlessAlwaysCancerPretty

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