Libraries are the pride of the city.

Libraries are the pride of the city.

Amy Tan

Over time, passion wanes, differences don't.

Over time, passion wanes, differences don't.

That was how dishonesty and betrayal started, not in big lies but in small secrets.

That was how dishonesty and betrayal started, not in big lies but in small secrets.

You should think about your character. Know where you are changing, how you will be changed, what cannot be changed back again.

You should think about your character. Know where you are changing, how you will be changed, what cannot be changed back again.

I read a book a day when I was a kid. My family was not literary; we did not have any books in the house.

I read a book a day when I was a kid. My family was not literary; we did not have any books in the house.

Only two kinds of daughters, she shouted in Chinese. Those who are obedient and those who follow their own mind!

Only two kinds of daughters, she shouted in Chinese. Those who are obedient and those who follow their own mind!

We dream to give ourselves hope. To stop dreaming - well, that’s like saying you can never change your fate.

We dream to give ourselves hope. To stop dreaming - well, that’s like saying you can never change your fate.

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

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

I think we often write because we feel a loneliness, and people read for the same reason, and then they come away feeling a little less lonely.

I think we often write because we feel a loneliness, and people read for the same reason, and then they come away feeling a little less lonely.

I hid my deepest feelings so well I forgot where I placed them.

I hid my deepest feelings so well I forgot where I placed them.

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

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

Chance is the first step you take, luck is what comes afterward.

Chance is the first step you take, luck is what comes afterward.

You remember only what you want to remember. You know only what your heart allows you to know.

You remember only what you want to remember. You know only what your heart allows you to know.

How can you blame a person for his fears and weaknesses unless you have felt the same and done differently?

How can you blame a person for his fears and weaknesses unless you have felt the same and done differently?

Writing is an extreme privilege but it's also a gift. It's a gift to yourself and it's a gift of giving a story to someone.

Writing is an extreme privilege but it's also a gift. It's a gift to yourself and it's a gift of giving a story to someone.

The life we receive is not always what we choose.

The life we receive is not always what we choose.

Hope is the adrenalin of the soul.

Hope is the adrenalin of the soul.

If you can't change your fate, change your attitude.

If you can't change your fate, change your attitude.

The more I swear I'm happy the more I'm feeling alone

The more I swear I'm happy the more I'm feeling alone