"I felt foolish and tired, as if I had been running to escape someone chasing me, only to look behind to discover there was no one there."

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Amy Tan

#Running Quotes #Tired Quotes #Looks Quotes

“Beauty is ever to the lonely mind a shadow fleeting; she is never plain. She is a visitor who leaves behind the gift of grief, the souvenir of pain.”
“The nice thing about England is that they actually speak English.”
“A photographer went to a socialite party in New York. As he entered the front door, the host said 'I love your pictures - they're wonderful; you must have a fantastic camera.' He said nothing until dinner was finished, then: 'That was a wonderful dinner; you must have a terrific stove.”
“I tell you, to be honest, every single one of us, without any exaggeration, every single one of us was 100 percent sure that we would all be... all be martyred, but you know, Allah chooses to take a person's life when he chooses. And we have no control over.”

Source : Interview with Robert Young Pelton, www.cnn.com. July 4, 2002.
“In my long and colorful career, one thing stands out: I have been misunderstood.”
“Since I was a teenager, I had wanted to come to the United States to establish my name as a writer and to establish my freedom. As a writer and artist, I cannot do anything without freedom. For me, freedom is just like the air or water. I cannot write without freedom.”
“You can never quit. Winners never quit, and quitters never win.”
“I was a complete tomboy. I loved wandering out in storms or walking on the beaches in the dark. It was a very free upbringing, and I'm grateful to my parents for that.”

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