I am like a falling star who has finally found her place next to another in a lovely constellation, where we will sparkle in the heavens forever.

Quote by Amy Tan

Topics: Heaven Quotes, Immortality Quotes, Love Quotes

That was a wonderful period in my life. I mean, I didn't become an artist,...

That was a wonderful period in my life. I mean, I didn't become an artist,...

The forbidden things were a great influence on my life. I was forbidden from reading...

The forbidden things were a great influence on my life. I was forbidden from reading...

God, life changes faster than you think.

God, life changes faster than you think.

I wanted to write stories for myself. At first it was purely an aesthetic thing...

I wanted to write stories for myself. At first it was purely an aesthetic thing...

There are a lot of people who think that's what's needed to be successful is...

There are a lot of people who think that's what's needed to be successful is...

You can get sucked into the idea that, 'Gosh, this is impressive. Maybe I should...

You can get sucked into the idea that, 'Gosh, this is impressive. Maybe I should...

My parents had very high expectations. They expected me to get straight A's from the...

My parents had very high expectations. They expected me to get straight A's from the...

My parents told me I would become a doctor and then in my spare time...

My parents told me I would become a doctor and then in my spare time...

People think it's a terrible tragedy when somebody has Alzheimer's. But in my mother's case,...

People think it's a terrible tragedy when somebody has Alzheimer's. But in my mother's case,...

I would still like to have that luxury, to be able to just sit and...

I would still like to have that luxury, to be able to just sit and...

I thought I was clever enough to write as well as these people and I...

I thought I was clever enough to write as well as these people and I...

In America nobody says you have to keep the circumstances somebody else gives you.

In America nobody says you have to keep the circumstances somebody else gives you.

I saw my mother in a different light. We all need to do that. You...

I saw my mother in a different light. We all need to do that. You...

I read a book a day when I was a kid. My family was not...

I read a book a day when I was a kid. My family was not...

We are the kind of people who obsess over one word... but we have only...

We are the kind of people who obsess over one word... but we have only...

Placing on writers the responsibility to represent a culture is an onerous burden.

Placing on writers the responsibility to represent a culture is an onerous burden.

Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could conjure up...

Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could conjure up...

My mother had a very difficult childhood, having seen her own mother kill herself. So...

My mother had a very difficult childhood, having seen her own mother kill herself. So...

It's both rebellion and conformity that attack you with success.

It's both rebellion and conformity that attack you with success.

I used to think that my mother got into arguments with people because they didn't...

I used to think that my mother got into arguments with people because they didn't...