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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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Anita Diament
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: June 24
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Novelist
Short Story Writer
University Teacher
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Pain
Stories
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Death is no enemy, but the foundation of gratitude, sympathy, and art. Of all life's pleasures, only love owes no debt to death.
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The real Mary Poppins got lost when Hollywood turned her into a cream puff.
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Of all life's pleasures, only love owes no debt to death.
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It is terrible how much has been forgotten, which is why, I suppose, remembering seems a holy thing.
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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.
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My husband, Jim, converted to Judaism just before our wedding.
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Egypt loved the lotus becuase it never dies. It is the same for people who are loved. Thus can something as insignificant as a name-two syllables, one high, one sweet- summon up the innumerable smiles, tears, sighs and dreams of a human life.
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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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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 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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Mountains are where heaven meets earth.
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Weeping is terrible for the complexion said Leonie, holding Shayndel close, but it is very good for the soul.
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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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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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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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The Sabbath is a weekly cathedral raised up in my dining room, in my family, in my heart.
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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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Since 1985, I have written about contemporary Jewish practice and the Jewish community.
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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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One of my great secrets was knowing I had the power to make her smile.
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