And below the heimongmong, all along the ground, were weeds already spilling out over the edges, running wild in every direction.
Amy TanYesterday my daughter said to me, 'My marriage is falling apart.' And now all she can do is watch it falling.
Amy TanI used to think that my mother got into arguments with people because they didn't understand her English, because she was Chinese.
Amy TanThere 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 TanFor woman is yin, the darkness within, where untempered passions lie. And man is yang, bright truth lighting our minds.
Amy TanThen she told me why a tiger is gold and black. It has two ways. The gold side leaps with its fierce heart. The black side stands still with cunning, hiding its gold between the trees, seeing and not being seen, waiting patiently for things to come. I did not learn to use my black side until after the bad man left me.
Amy Tan