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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.


Amy Tan

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TONY TAN There's still a very positive yield story for Indonesia. There's been strong buying of bonds and tha...
CATHERINE TAN We have developed our own approach towards rehabilitating people, involving psychological rehabilita...
TONY TAN The stronger ties between primary care providers and the patients they serve will produce better out...
TONY TAN I think now we are simply strangers with some memories.
TAN REDDING Asia has a great future; we here in the Philippines will benefit from this Asian prosperity.
ANDREW TAN Together, they read on his papers a survey of the most common words found in suicide notes and mass ...
SIHAN TAN You discover how confounding the world is when you try to draw it. You look at a car, and you try to...
SHAUN TAN It's only a very small percentage of creative thinking that ends up connecting with a wider audi...
SHAUN TAN Why do I always listen to your insane plans? Why aren't we at home watching TV like everyone else? W...
SHAUN TAN Our definition of VIP is not as big as in Macau. But for us, they are VIPs even if they don't sp...
ANDREW TAN I always overwrite - really awful, long bits of script - and then I trim it down to the bare bones a...
SHAUN TAN