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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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Anita Diament
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: June 24
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The more a daughter knows the details of her mother's life [...] the stronger the daughter.
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It's a wonder that any mother ever called a daughter Dinah again. But some did. Maybe you guessed that there was more to me than the voiceless cipher in the text. Maybe you heard it in the music of my name: the first vowel high and clear, as when a mother calls to her child at dusk the second sound soft, for whispering secrets on pillows. Dee-nah.
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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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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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The Sabbath is a weekly cathedral raised up in my dining room, in my family, in my heart.
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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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Making plans is a game. Life chooses for you.
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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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I moved my arms through the water, feeling them float on the surface, watching the waves and wake that followed my gesture. Here was magic, I thought. Here was something holy.
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The other reason women wanted daughters was to keep their memories alive.
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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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Shakespeare in Love... such smart writing of an alternative view of history, and such beautiful acting. Like most Americans, I'm a sucker for the accent.
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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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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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I pray I die before they day comes when I do not know if my sons are infants or grandfathers.
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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 am so honored to be the vessel into which you pour this story of pain and strength.
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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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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 Bible - it's sort of the other person in the room. There's this book, the reader, and the Bible.
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