Her education only made her unhappy thinking about it - that no matter how much she changed her life, she could not change the world that surrounded her.
Amy TanMy parents had very high expectations. They expected me to get straight A's from the time I was in kindergarten.
Amy TanSecrets are kept from children, a lid on top of the soup kettle, so they do not boil over with too much truth.
Amy TanWhat is true about a person? Would I change in the same way the river changes color but still be the same person?... And then I realized it was the first time I could see the power of the wind. I couldn't see the wind itself, but I could see it carried water that filled the rivers and shaped the countryside.
Amy Tan