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Amy Tan

Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had this power.

Amy Tan

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Amy Tan is describing how words can create vivid pictures and emotions in the mind, almost like casting a spell. She finds it incredible that simply saying something can trigger such strong and varied reactions inside a person.

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