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I plan to work my utmost for Singaporeans, whatever be their political affiliation. The presidency is above politics.


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ILANA TAN We therefore believe the Asia-Pacific region offers growth at a reasonable price, and have a positiv...
LORRAINE TAN But to pretend that all was right with the world, I first had to know what was wrong.
AMY TAN We listened patiently to Lester, words skittering out of his mouth like cartoon dogs on fresh-waxed ...
AMY TAN I ask myself, How can I relax? How can I let go of everything that's happened? You need complete tru...
AMY TAN Now that our marriage is over, I know what love is. It's a trick on the brain, the adrenal glands re...
AMY TAN I think about our marriage. The weft of our seventeen years together was so easily torn apart. Our l...
AMY TAN The next world is 'segregated'? You can go to the World of Yin only if you're Chinese?"
"No-no!...
AMY TAN as to our hopes, our dreams, our secret desires, we couldn't talk about those. They were to vague, t...
AMY TAN I think Kwan intended to show me the world is not a place but the vastness of the soul. And the soul...
AMY TAN I now believe truth lies not in logic but in hope, both past and future. I believe hope can surprise...
AMY TAN Every word, every gesture is now loaded with ambiguity, nothing can be taken at face value. We speak...
AMY TAN And all that talk about the breakup being good for us- who am I trying to fool? I'm cut loose, untet...
AMY TAN I think Kwan intended to show me the world is not a place but the vastness of the soul. And the soul...
AMY TAN