“Forget about having an identity crisis and get some identity capital. … Do something that adds value to who you are. Do something that's an investment in who you might want to be next.”
“We all hate moral ambiguity in some sense, and yet it is also absolutely necessary. In writing a story, it is the place where I begin.”
— Amy Tan
Amy Tan: Where does creativity hide?
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“How do I create something out of nothing? And how do I create my own life? I think it is by questioning, and saying to myself that there are no absolute truths.”
— Amy Tan
Amy Tan: Where does creativity hide?
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“There are never complete answers. Or rather, if there is an answer, it is to remind myself that there is uncertainty in everything.”
— Amy Tan
Amy Tan: Where does creativity hide?
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