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My husband, Jim, converted to Judaism just before our wedding.

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Anita Diament
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: June 24
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One of his tears fell in my mouth, where it became a blue sapphire, source of strength, source of strength and eternal hope.
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I moved my arms through the water, feeling them float on the surface, watching the waves and wake that followed my gesture. Here was magic, I thought. Here was something holy.
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I am so honored to be the vessel into which you pour this story of pain and strength.
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I like the way he danced. And then I like the way we danced together.
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I pray I die before they day comes when I do not know if my sons are infants or grandfathers.
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He was golden and beautiful as a sunset.
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I lived through a classic publishing story. My editor was fired a month before the book came out. The editor who took it over already had a full plate. It was never advertised. We didn't get reviewed in any major outlets.
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Why did I not know that birth is the pinnacle where women discover the courage to become mothers?
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on the day that the intlligence and talents of women are fully honored and employed, the human community and the planet itself will benefit in ways we can only begin to imagine.
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The Bible - it's sort of the other person in the room. There's this book, the reader, and the Bible.
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Until very recently men and women inhabited very separate spheres. There was always interconnection, passion, love. But men and women didn't hang out at the end of the day and chat about what their day was like at the office.
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It's a good thing babies don't give you a lot of time to think. You fall in love with them and when you realize how much they love you back, life is very simple.
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Wherever you walk, I go with you. Selah.
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If you want to understand any woman, you must first ask about her mother and then listen carefully.
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My early childhood was spent in Newark, New Jersey, but my family moved to Denver when I was 12.
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Making plans is a game. Life chooses for you.
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I tell writers to keep reading, reading, reading. Read widely and deeply. And I tell them not to give up even after getting rejection letters. And only write what you love.
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One of my favorite poets, Neruda, writes close to the bone. Though I know only a little Spanish, I like to compare the Spanish and English lines and see how the translator worked.
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One of my great secrets was knowing I had the power to make her smile.
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The real Mary Poppins got lost when Hollywood turned her into a cream puff.
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