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One of my great secrets was knowing I had the power to make her smile.

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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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Weeping is terrible for the complexion said Leonie, holding Shayndel close, but it is very good for the soul.
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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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Since 1985, I have written about contemporary Jewish practice and the Jewish community.
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Of all life's pleasures, only love owes no debt to death.
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Whatever your relationship is to your sacred tradition in the West, you have some relationship to the Bible if only through the names of the characters.
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When a shy person smiles, it’s like the sun coming out.
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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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The more a daughter knows the details of her mother's life [...] the stronger the daughter.
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I never wanted Mary Poppins to be my nanny. I wanted to be her when I grew up.
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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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As a journalist I'm comfortable doing library research, and I did a lot! I had a fellowship at Radcliff for a year which gave me access to the Harvard system.
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