I saw a girl complaining that the pain of not being seen was unbearable... Now I have perfect understanding. I have already experienced the worst. After this, there is no worse possible thing.
Amy TanWhenever my mother talks to me, she begins the conversation as if we were already in the middle of an argument.
Amy TanWe all had our miseries. But to despair was to wish back for something already lost. Or to prolong what was already unbearable. -Suyuan
Amy Tan