Amy Tan Quotes

Of all the objects of hatred, a woman once loved is the most hateful.

An injured friend is the bitterest of foes.

There is no ghost so difficult to lay as the ghost of an injury.

You figure that time could heal all wounds, but some people just really hold a crazy grudge.

Unforgiveness is like drinking poison yourself and waiting for the other person to die.

Some people would rather dig fresh graves than heal old wounds.

If I feel like you've disrespected me, you might as well just be dead to me.

Long memory, short fuse, big revenge.

This time I wouldn't forget him, because I couldn't ever forgive him - for breaking my heart twice.

He leant his two elbows on his knees, and his chin on his hands and remained rapt in dumb meditation. On my inquiring the subject of his thoughts, he answered gravely 'I'm trying to settle how I shall pay Hindley back. I don't care how long I wait, if I can only do it at last. I hope he will not die before I do!' 'For shame, Heathcliff!' said I. 'It is for God to punish wicked people; we should learn to forgive.' 'No, God won’t have the satisfaction that I shall,' he returned. 'I only wish I knew the best way! Let me alone, and I'll plan it out: while I'm thinking of that I don't feel pain.

You saw his weakness, and he will never forgive you.

One forgives the critic - perhaps - but never the good-natured friend.

Resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die.

People say you have to work on your resentments. Yeah, no, I'm gonna hang onto them and they're gonna fuel my attack.

The most deadly fruit is borne by the hatred which one grafts on an extinguished friendship.

When you hold on to anger and unforgiveness, you can't move forward.

Once a woman has forgiven her man, she must not reheat his sins for breakfast.

To be wronged is nothing unless you continue to remember it.

Anger ventilated often hurries towards forgiveness; anger concealed often hardens into revenge.

No one can sustain rage for long. I am still angry and always will be. My dear son was stolen from me and his family to never return. He was killed for profit and lies. How can I not be angry? Sometimes though, the rage comes back.

It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.

A woman who can't forgive should never have more than a nodding acquaintance with a man.

I have heard, 'Never go to bed angry,' and that makes sense. Unless you're always checking yourself, a grudge or something small can break apart a relationship, and you start to forget what is so amazing about your partner.

I place an enormous premium on loyalty. If someone betrays me, I can forgive them rationally, but emotionally I have found it impossible to do so.

I really can't hate more than 5 or 10 years. Wouldn't it be terrible to be always burdened with those primary emotions you had at one time?