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There's nothing quite like a real . . . train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute

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Anita Diament
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: June 24
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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.
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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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The Sabbath is a weekly cathedral raised up in my dining room, in my family, in my heart.
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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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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 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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Mountains are where heaven meets earth.
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My early childhood was spent in Newark, New Jersey, but my family moved to Denver when I was 12.
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My heart is a ladle of sweet water brimming over.
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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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Of all life's pleasures, only love owes no debt to death.
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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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The real Mary Poppins got lost when Hollywood turned her into a cream puff.
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The painful things seemed like knots on a beautiful necklace, necessary for keeping the beads in place.
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I never wanted Mary Poppins to be my nanny. I wanted to be her when I grew up.
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One of my great secrets was knowing I had the power to make her smile.
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Since 1985, I have written about contemporary Jewish practice and the Jewish community.
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When a shy person smiles, it’s like the sun coming out.
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