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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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Death is no enemy, but the foundation of gratitude, sympathy, and art. Of all life's pleasures, only love owes no debt to death.
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I like the way he danced. And then I like the way we danced together.
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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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My early childhood was spent in Newark, New Jersey, but my family moved to Denver when I was 12.
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There's something almost adolescent about Whitman's paean to everything that was and remains good about America.
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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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One of my great secrets was knowing I had the power to make her smile.
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