Anita Diament Quotes
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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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The Sabbath is a weekly cathedral raised up in my dining room, in my family, in my heart.
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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 lived through a classic publishing story. My editor was fired a month before the book came out. The editor who took it over already had a full plate. It was never advertised. We didn't get reviewed in any major outlets.
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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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Wherever you walk, I go with you. Selah.
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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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If you want to understand any woman, you must first ask about her mother and then listen carefully.
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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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Biblical names are hot again.
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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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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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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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When a shy person smiles, it’s like the sun coming out.
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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 never wanted Mary Poppins to be my nanny. I wanted to be her when I grew up.
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Making plans is a game. Life chooses for you.
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Mountains are where heaven meets earth.
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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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My husband, Jim, converted to Judaism just before our wedding.
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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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I pray I die before they day comes when I do not know if my sons are infants or grandfathers.
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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 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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The other reason women wanted daughters was to keep their memories alive.
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My heart is a ladle of sweet water brimming over.
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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 painful things seemed like knots on a beautiful necklace, necessary for keeping the beads in place.
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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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