Books
Quotes
Blog
Author Program
Sign In
Sign Up
I'm usually woken by a vibration on my up-band. It's the gradual vibration for about ten seconds, and then the chimes of my blue light. It's just a way to wake gently. It all gently puts me into awake-mode. I play music off of my Sonos playlist. 'The Rachmaninoff Concerto 3 in D-minor', 1st movement.
— Amy Tan
Tags: blue, light, me, music

Other Quotes by "Amy Tan"

It's both rebellion and conformity that attack you with success.
— Amy Tan
Tags: attack, conformity, rebellion, you, success
Whenever I'm with my [teenager], I feel as though I have to spend the whole time avoiding land mines.
— Amy Tan
Tags: family
For books I want to keep reading, it's definitely the voice. It must be a voice I've never heard before, and it must have its own particular intelligence. By 'voice,' I don't mean vernacular. It has to have its own particular history and world that it inhabits.
— Amy Tan
Tags: never, world, intelligence, history
I don't steer clear of genres. I simply haven't steered myself toward some of them.
— Amy Tan
Tags: simply, clear, some, myself
There 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 Tan
Tags: always, think, path, people
View More by "Amy Tan"
  • About
  • Contact Us
  • Terms and Conditions
  • Community Guidelines
  • Privacy Policy
© WSIRN 2025, Made with ❤ in Tokyo & Bali.