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A psychiatrist does not want you to wake up. He tells you to dream some more, to find the pond and pour more tears into it. And really, he's just another bird drinking from your misery.

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My mother imparted her daily truths so she could help my older brothers and me rise above our circumstances. We lived in San Francisco's Chinatown. Like most of the other Chinese children who played in the back alleys of restaurants and curio shops, I didn't think we were poor. My bowl was always full, three five-course meals every day, beginning with a soup full of mysterious things I didn't want to know the names of.

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Whenever my mother talks to me, she begins the conversation as if we were already in the middle of an argument.

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I was six when my mother taught me the art of invisible strength..."strongest wind cannot be seen."

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With each passing day, I didn't lose hope. I fought to have more.

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Amy Tan

Amy Tan

Born: February 19, 1952 (age 72)

Bio: Amy Tan is an American writer whose works explore mother-daughter relationships and the Chinese-American experience. Her best-known work is The Joy Luck Club, which has been translated into 35 languages.

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