These are the things I know are true ... - Amy Tan

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These are the things I know are true ...

Amy Tan

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About Amy Tan

Amy Ruth Tan (譚恩美 Tán Ēnměi) (born 19 February 1952) is a Chinese-American writer and member of the Rock Bottom Remainders, most famous for her novel The Joy Luck Club.

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Alternative Names: Amy Ruth Tan

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Then you must teach my daughter this same lesson. How to lose your innocence but not your hope. How to laugh forever.

The Joy Luck Club · June 1, 2000 Verified in 2 sources · 1 more available Sign up to see the complete provenance

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Being able to restrain my emotions isn’t a great victory — it’s the pitiful proof of lost love.

When my daughter looks at me, she sees a small old lady. That is because she sees only with her outside eyes. She has no chuming , no inside knowing of things. If she had chuming, she would see a tiger lady. And she would have careful fear.