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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.

Anita Diament

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Anita Diament
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: June 24
Author
Novelist
Short Story Writer
University Teacher
Writer
Something
Name
Sigh
Never
Names
Egypt
Lotuses
Life
High
Insignificant
Lotus
People
Dies
Thus
Sighs
Two
Tears
Summon
Dream
Sweet
Innumerable
Human
Dreams
Syllables
Humans
Loved
Smiles

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