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The other reason women wanted daughters was to keep their memories alive.

Anita Diament

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Anita Diament
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: June 24
Author
Novelist
Short Story Writer
University Teacher
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Reason
Wanted
Daughters
Daughter
Memories
Alive
Keep
Women

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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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One of my great secrets was knowing I had the power to make her smile.
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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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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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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 got nice rejections explaining that historical fiction was a difficult sell. But I kept trying.
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