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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.
Anita Diament
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Anita Diament
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: June 24
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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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When a shy person smiles, it’s like the sun coming out.
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My husband, Jim, converted to Judaism just before our wedding.
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The real Mary Poppins got lost when Hollywood turned her into a cream puff.
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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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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 heart is a ladle of sweet water brimming over.
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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 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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There's nothing quite like a real . . . train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute
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Wherever you walk, I go with you. Selah.
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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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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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It's a wonder that any mother ever called a daughter Dinah again. But some did. Maybe you guessed that there was more to me than the voiceless cipher in the text. Maybe you heard it in the music of my name: the first vowel high and clear, as when a mother calls to her child at dusk the second sound soft, for whispering secrets on pillows. Dee-nah.
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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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One of my great secrets was knowing I had the power to make her smile.
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One of my favorite poets, Neruda, writes close to the bone. Though I know only a little Spanish, I like to compare the Spanish and English lines and see how the translator worked.
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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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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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Biblical names are hot again.
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