Amy Tan - The Joy Luck Club (1989)

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It is because I had so much joy that I came to have so much hate.

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You must think for yourself, what you must do. If someone tells you, then you are not trying.

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I was no longer scared. I could see what was inside me.

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I began to look at all events and all things as relevant, an opportunity to take or avoid.

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And below the heimongmong, all along the ground, were weeds already spilling out over the edges, running wild in every direction.

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I remember wondering why it was that eating something good could make me feel so terrible, while vomiting something terrible could make me feel so good.

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After the gold was removed from my body I felt lighter, more free. They say this is what happens if you lack metal. You begin to think as an independent person.

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I discovered that maybe it was fate all along, that faith was just an illusion that somehow you're in control.

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Why do you have to use me to show off? If you want to show off, then why don't you learn to play chess." - Ch. 5

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I saw what I had been fighting for: it was for me, a scared child...

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