Why do some memories live only on your tongue or in your nose? Why do others always stay in your heart? - Amy Tan

I wanted my children to have the best combination: American circumstances and Chinese character. How could I know these things do not mix?

On the third day after someone dies, the soul comes back to settle scores. In my mother's case, this would be the first day of the lunar new year. And because it is the new year, all debts must be paid, or disaster and misfortune will follow.

But I will win and give her my spirit, because this is the way a mother loves her daughter.
-Ying Ying