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Amy Tan Quotes: I used to think that my mother got into arguments with people because they didn't understand her English, because she was Chinese.
         

I used to think that my mother got into arguments with people because they didn't understand her English, because she was Chinese.


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I was six when my mother taught me the art of invisible strength..."strongest wind cannot be seen."



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How can you blame a person for his fears and weaknesses unless you have felt the same and done differently?



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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.





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