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Anita Diament
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: June 24
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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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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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My early childhood was spent in Newark, New Jersey, but my family moved to Denver when I was 12.
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My husband, Jim, converted to Judaism just before our wedding.
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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 love many kinds of music: world music, jazz, classical, pop.
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If you want to understand any woman, you must first ask about her mother and then listen carefully.
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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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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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There's nothing quite like a real . . . train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute
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The real Mary Poppins got lost when Hollywood turned her into a cream puff.
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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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One of my favorite poets, Neruda, writes close to the bone. Though I know only a little Spanish, I like to compare the Spanish and English lines and see how the translator worked.
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I like the way he danced. And then I like the way we danced together.
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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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Mountains are where heaven meets earth.
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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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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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He was golden and beautiful as a sunset.
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