“Fear not, the time is coming Fear not, your bones are strong Fear not, help is nearby Fear not, Gula is near… — Anita Diamant Fear Copy Share Image
“I am not certain whether my earliest memories are truly mine, because when I bring them to mind, I feel my mothers’… — Anita Diamant Copy Share Image
“He goes on and on about war like it is something beautiful and noble, which only means he's never seen it himself.… — Anita Diamant Anita-diamant Copy Share Image
“Mind your business" had been the motto of her childhood. But now that seemed like a failing in a friend.” — Anita Diamant Business Copy Share Image
“FINAL CONFESSION I acknowledge before the Source of all That life and death are not in my hands. Just as I did… — Anita Diamant Death Copy Share Image
“The more a daughter knows the details of her mother's life-without flinching or whining-the stronger the daughter.” — Anita Diamant Children Copy Share Image
“Other people were turning in their papers and I still hadn't written a word. I was starting to panic until out of… — Anita Diamant Judaism Copy Share Image
“No one would ever call Katherine Walters a pretty woman: her face was strangely flat and one eye was a tiny bit… — Anita Diamant Pretty woman Copy Share Image
“One night, alone in her Dogtown bed, Judy finally admitted to herself that she had been in love with Cornelius. "In love"… — Anita Diamant Love Copy Share Image
“5. My husband's words found their mark, and I recalled something that Zilpah had told me when I was a child in… — Anita Diamant Marriage Copy Share Image
“I had Benia's hands, Meryt's friendship, the feel of newborn flesh, the smiles of new mothers, a little girl who laughed in… — Anita Diamant Friendship Copy Share Image
“The great mother whom we call Innana gave a gift to woman that is not known among men, and this is the… — Anita Diamant Great mother Copy Share Image
“Why did I not know that (child) birth is the pinnacle where women discover the courage to become mothers?...Until you are the… — Anita Diamant Birth Copy Share Image
“During the Middle Ages some weddings were even held in cemeteries, since it was believed the life-affirming act of marriage could halt… — Anita Diamant Marriage Copy Share Image
“I imagined them deathless, odorless, forever happy, strong, and interested in everything that happened to me.” — Anita Diamant Copy Share Image
“I am as proud to be called a feminist as I am to be called a Jew, or an American. Feminism is… — Anita Diamant Apple pie Copy Share Image
“Weeping is terrible for the complexion,' said Leonie, holding Shayndel close, 'but it is very good for the heart.” — Anita Diamant Anita-diamant Copy Share Image
“you got a sad story, ruth,' mimba said. 'but not sad-sad. you here with me and cato and all us together now.… — Anita Diamant Philosophy Copy Share Image
“In the moment before I crossed over, I knew that the priests and magicians of Egypt were fools and charlatans for promising… — Anita Diamant Art Copy Share Image
“We have been lost to each other for so long. My name means nothing to you. My memory is dust. This is… — Anita Diamant Children Copy Share Image
“the members of my writing group—provided three years of encouragement, careful reading, good advice, and friendship that sustained me.” — Anita Diamant Books Copy Share Image
“Just as there is no warning for childbirth, there is no preparation for the sight of a first child... There should be… — Anita Diamant Baby Copy Share Image
“The more a daughter knows about the details of her mother's life - without flinching or whining - the stronger the daughter.” — Anita Diamant Children Copy Share Image
