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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.

Anita Diament

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Anita Diament
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: June 24
Author
Novelist
Short Story Writer
University Teacher
Writer
Gratitude
Foundation
Enemy
Pleasure
Death
Owes
Art
Pleasures
Love
Sympathy
Life
Debt

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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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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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I am so honored to be the vessel into which you pour this story of pain and strength.
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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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Mountains are where heaven meets earth.
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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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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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Of all life's pleasures, only love owes no debt to death.
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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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I pray I die before they day comes when I do not know if my sons are infants or grandfathers.
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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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Wherever you walk, I go with you. Selah.
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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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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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I would have stayed forever within the garden of Re-mose's childhood, but time is a mother's enemy.
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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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It was one of those perfect fall days when the air is cool enough to wake you up but the sun is also kissing your face.
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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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