Anita Diament Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

“Biblical names are hot again.”

“I have a 10-year track record of writing for the Jewish community.”

“I love many kinds of music: world music, jazz, classical, pop.”

“My early childhood was spent in Newark, New Jersey, but my family moved to Denver when I was 12.”

“My six handbooks to Jewish life and lifecycle events mostly followed the trajectory of my adult Jewish life.”

“The Bible - it's sort of the other person in the room. There's this book, the reader, and the Bible.”

“The real Mary Poppins got lost when Hollywood turned her into a cream puff.”