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Anita Diament
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: June 24
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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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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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I love many kinds of music: world music, jazz, classical, pop.
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Why did I not know that birth is the pinnacle where women discover the courage to become mothers?
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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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I got nice rejections explaining that historical fiction was a difficult sell. But I kept trying.
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The other reason women wanted daughters was to keep their memories alive.
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I wanted to cry, but I realized that I was too old for that. I would be a woman soon and I would have to learn how to live with a divided heart.
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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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Biblical names are hot again.
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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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I am so honored to be the vessel into which you pour this story of pain and strength.
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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 like the way he danced. And then I like the way we danced together.
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One of my great secrets was knowing I had the power to make her smile.
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My husband, Jim, converted to Judaism just before our wedding.
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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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My heart is a ladle of sweet water brimming over.
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