Ayah

“I won't be what I'm not.
-Jing-mei”
― Amy Tan, The Joy Luck Club

“If you can't change your fate, change your attitude.”
― Amy Tan

“You can't exist in this world without leaving a piece of yourself behind.”
― Jodi Picoult, Vanishing Acts

“Do you know how sometimes - when you are riding your bike and you start skidding across sand, or when you miss a step and start tumbling down the stairs - you have those long, long seconds to know that you are going to be hurt, and badly?”
― Jodi Picoult, My Sister's Keeper