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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.
Anita Diament
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Anita Diament
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: June 24
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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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The painful things seemed like knots on a beautiful necklace, necessary for keeping the beads in place.
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My husband, Jim, converted to Judaism just before our wedding.
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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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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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