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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.

Anita Diament

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Anita Diament
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: June 24
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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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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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I like the way he danced. And then I like the way we danced together.
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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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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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Wherever you walk, I go with you. Selah.
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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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The story it told was unremarkable: a tale of love found and lost- the oldest story in the world. The only story.
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My husband, Jim, converted to Judaism just before our wedding.
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Mountains are where heaven meets earth.
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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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Since 1985, I have written about contemporary Jewish practice and the Jewish community.
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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 other reason women wanted daughters was to keep their memories alive.
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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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Biblical names are hot again.
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There's nothing quite like a real . . . train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute
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One of my great secrets was knowing I had the power to make her smile.
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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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