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Amy Tan quotes about lies

American Novelist February 19, 1952

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If I look upon my whole life, I cannot think of another time when I felt more comfortable: when I had no worries, fears, or desires, when my life seemed as soft and lovely as lying inside a cocoon of rose silk. Amy Tan
They know where happiness lies, not in a cave or a country, but in love and the freedom to give and take what has been there all along. Amy Tan
A pious man explained to his followers: 'It is evil to take lives and noble to save them. Each day I pledge to save a hundred lives. I drop my net in the lake and scoop out a hundred fishes. I place the fishes on the bank, where they flop and twirl. "Don't be scared," I tell those fishes. "I am saving you from drowning." Soon enough, the fishes grow calm and lie still. Yet, sad to say, I am always too late. The fishes expire. And because it is evil to waste anything, I take those dead... Amy Tan
A few times I invited Ba to visit me from the World of Yin. But other yin friends tell me he is stuck somewhere else, a foggy place where people believe their lies are true. Amy Tan
Amy Tan quote: "That was how dishonesty and betrayal started, not in big lies..."
That was how dishonesty and betrayal started, not in big lies but in small secrets. Amy Tan

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