I would still like to have that luxury, to be able to just sit and draw for hours and hours and hours. In a way, that's what I do as a writer. Amy Tan drawhourluxury Change image and share on social
Who knows where inspiration comes from. Perhaps it arises from desperation. Perhaps it comes from the flukes of the universe, the kindness of the muses. Amy Tan arisedesperationfluke Change image and share on social
I would find myself laughing and wondering where these ideas came from. You can call it imagination, I suppose. But I was grateful for wherever they came from. Amy Tan callfindgrateful Change image and share on social
In America nobody says you have to keep the circumstances somebody else gives you. Amy Tan americacircumstance Change image and share on social
She said 'I'm by commission. You don't have to pay anything until you sell anything.' I said, 'Well fine. You want to be my agent and not make anything.' I thought, 'Boy, is she dumb.' Amy Tan agentboycommission Change image and share on social
It's both rebellion and conformity that attack you with success. Amy Tan attackconformityrebellion Change image and share on social
I read a book a day when I was a kid. My family was not literary; we did not have any books in the house. Amy Tan bookdayfamily Change image and share on social
There are a lot of people who think that's what's needed to be successful is always being right, always being careful, always picking the right path. Amy Tan carefullotneed Change image and share on social
That was a wonderful period in my life. I mean, I didn't become an artist, but somebody let me do something I loved. What a luxury, to do something you love to do. Amy Tan artistlifelove Change image and share on social
I have survivor skills. Some of that is superficial - what I present to people outwardly - but what makes people resilient is the ability to find humour and irony in situations that would otherwise overpower you. Amy Tan abilityfindhumour share on social
