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Why do you have to use me to show off? If you want to show off, then why don't you learn to play chess. - Ch. 5

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Amy Tan
Age: 72
Born: 1952
Born: February 19
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We all had our miseries. But to despair was to wish back for something already lost. Or to prolong what was already unbearable. -Suyuan
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If you are greedy, what is inside you is what makes you always hungry.
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I was punched breathless by the strongest emotions I have ever felt and they are now stored in my intuition as a writer.
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Your life is what you see in front of you. -An-mei
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They know where happiness lies, not in a cave or a country, but in love and the freedom to give and take what has been there all along.
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Don't think too much. That makes you believe you have more choices than you do. Then you mind becomes confused.
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You can get sucked into the idea that, 'Gosh, this is impressive. Maybe I should do this. It will look good.' Or 'I'll write like this because it will impress that critic.'
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