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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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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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Weeping is terrible for the complexion said Leonie, holding Shayndel close, but it is very good for the soul.
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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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My heart is a ladle of sweet water brimming over.
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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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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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Egypt loved the lotus because it never dies. It is the same for people who are loved.
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One of my great secrets was knowing I had the power to make her smile.
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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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The painful things seemed like knots on a beautiful necklace, necessary for keeping the beads in place.
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When a shy person smiles, it’s like the sun coming out.
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Of all life's pleasures, only love owes no debt to death.
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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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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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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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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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The Sabbath is a weekly cathedral raised up in my dining room, in my family, in my heart.
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