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I could not get my fill of looking. There should be a song for women to sing at this moment or a prayer to recite. But perhaps there is none because there are no words strong enough to name that moment.

Anita Diament

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Anita Diament
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: June 24
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Novelist
Short Story Writer
University Teacher
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None
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Women
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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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I like the way he danced. And then I like the way we danced together.
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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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Shakespeare in Love... such smart writing of an alternative view of history, and such beautiful acting. Like most Americans, I'm a sucker for the accent.
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The other reason women wanted daughters was to keep their memories alive.
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He was golden and beautiful as a sunset.
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The more I do bookstores, the more people come up to me from church groups. I spoke at Pittsburg State College and had 2 or 3 ministers and book groups from a couple of churches.
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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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Making plans is a game. Life chooses for you.
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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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Wherever you walk, I go with you. Selah.
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Since 1985, I have written about contemporary Jewish practice and the Jewish community.
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Right now, I'm Writing song lyrics. Experimenting with a play. Toying with an idea for a documentary. I hope one of these will eventually be launched into the light of day.
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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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My early childhood was spent in Newark, New Jersey, but my family moved to Denver when I was 12.
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The Sabbath is a weekly cathedral raised up in my dining room, in my family, in my heart.
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The story it told was unremarkable: a tale of love found and lost- the oldest story in the world. The only story.
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My husband, Jim, converted to Judaism just before our wedding.
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