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I like the way he danced. And then I like the way we danced together.

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Anita Diament
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: June 24
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The more I do bookstores, the more people come up to me from church groups. I spoke at Pittsburg State College and had 2 or 3 ministers and book groups from a couple of churches.
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Making plans is a game. Life chooses for you.
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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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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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I am so honored to be the vessel into which you pour this story of pain and strength.
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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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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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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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If you want to understand any woman you must first ask about her mother and then listen carefully. Stories about food show a strong connection. Wistful silences demonstrate unfinished business. The more a daughter knows about the details of her mother's life - without flinching or whining - the stronger the daughter.
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There's nothing quite like a real . . . train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute
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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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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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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 got nice rejections explaining that historical fiction was a difficult sell. But I kept trying.
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The more a daughter knows the details of her mother's life [...] the stronger the daughter.
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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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Of all life's pleasures, only love owes no debt to death.
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It is terrible how much has been forgotten, which is why, I suppose, remembering seems a holy thing.
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Since 1985, I have written about contemporary Jewish practice and the Jewish community.
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Mountains are where heaven meets earth.
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