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Making plans is a game. Life chooses for you.

Anita Diament

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Anita Diament
Age: 87
Born: 1937
Born: June 24
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Novelist
Short Story Writer
University Teacher
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Plans
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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 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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Of all life's pleasures, only love owes no debt to death.
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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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There's nothing quite like a real . . . train conductor to add color to a quotidian commute
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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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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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I would have stayed forever within the garden of Re-mose's childhood, but time is a mother's enemy.
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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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The more a daughter knows the details of her mother's life [...] the stronger the daughter.
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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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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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My early childhood was spent in Newark, New Jersey, but my family moved to Denver when I was 12.
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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 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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One of my great secrets was knowing I had the power to make her smile.
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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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Weeping is terrible for the complexion said Leonie, holding Shayndel close, but it is very good for the soul.
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I like the way he danced. And then I like the way we danced together.
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