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> [“Just as there is no warning for childbirth, there is no preparation for the sight of a first child... There should be a song for women to sing at this moment, or a prayer to recite. But perhaps there is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anita-diamant/just-as-there-is-no-warning-for-childbirth-there-is-no-preparation/)

[Anita Diamant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anita-diamant/)

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## More by Anita Diamant

> [“Fear not, the time is coming Fear not, your bones are strong Fear not, help is nearby Fear not, Gula is near Fear not,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anita-diamant/fear-not-the-time-is-coming-fear-not-your-bones-are-strong-fear-not/)

[Anita Diamant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anita-diamant/)

> [“I am not certain whether my earliest memories are truly mine, because when I bring them to mind, I feel my mothers’ breath on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anita-diamant/i-am-not-certain-whether-my-earliest-memories-are-truly-mine-because/)

[Anita Diamant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anita-diamant/)

> [“He goes on and on about war like it is something beautiful and noble, which only means he's never seen it himself. War is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anita-diamant/he-goes-on-and-on-about-war-like-it-is-something-beautiful-and-noble/)

[Anita Diamant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anita-diamant/)

> [“From her perch, she studied the world...”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anita-diamant/from-her-perch-she-studied-the-world/)

[Anita Diamant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anita-diamant/)

> [“Mind your business" had been the motto of her childhood. But now that seemed like a failing in a friend.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anita-diamant/mind-your-business-had-been-the-motto-of-her-childhood-but-now-that/)

[Anita Diamant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anita-diamant/)

> [“FINAL CONFESSION I acknowledge before the Source of all That life and death are not in my hands. Just as I did not choose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anita-diamant/final-confession-i-acknowledge-before-the-source-of-all-that-life-and/)

[Anita Diamant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anita-diamant/)

> [“The more a daughter knows the details of her mother's life-without flinching or whining-the stronger the daughter.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anita-diamant/the-more-a-daughter-knows-the-details-of-her-mother-s-life-without/)

[Anita Diamant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anita-diamant/)

> [“Midwives do not fear life.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anita-diamant/midwives-do-not-fear-life/)

[Anita Diamant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anita-diamant/)

> [“Other people were turning in their papers and I still hadn't written a word. I was starting to panic until out of the blue…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anita-diamant/other-people-were-turning-in-their-papers-and-i-still-hadn-t-written/)

[Anita Diamant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anita-diamant/)

> [“No one would ever call Katherine Walters a pretty woman: her face was strangely flat and one eye was a tiny bit higher than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anita-diamant/no-one-would-ever-call-katherine-walters-a-pretty-woman-her-face-was/)

[Anita Diamant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anita-diamant/)

> [“One night, alone in her Dogtown bed, Judy finally admitted to herself that she had been in love with Cornelius. "In love" precisely as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anita-diamant/one-night-alone-in-her-dogtown-bed-judy-finally-admitted-to-herself/)

[Anita Diamant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anita-diamant/)

> [“5. My husband's words found their mark, and I recalled something that Zilpah had told me when I was a child in the red…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anita-diamant/5-my-husband-s-words-found-their-mark-and-i-recalled-something-that/)

[Anita Diamant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anita-diamant/)

> [“I had Benia's hands, Meryt's friendship, the feel of newborn flesh, the smiles of new mothers, a little girl who laughed in my kitchen,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anita-diamant/i-had-benia-s-hands-meryt-s-friendship-the-feel-of-newborn-flesh-the/)

[Anita Diamant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anita-diamant/)

> [“The great mother whom we call Innana gave a gift to woman that is not known among men, and this is the secret of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anita-diamant/the-great-mother-whom-we-call-innana-gave-a-gift-to-woman-that-is-not/)

[Anita Diamant](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anita-diamant/)

> [“Why did I not know that (child) birth is the pinnacle where women discover the courage to become mothers?...Until you are the woman on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anita-diamant/why-did-i-not-know-that-child-birth-is-the-pinnacle-where-women/)

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