Quotes by Anita Diamant

Anita Diamant

American author

Alive from: 1951-

Category: Writers (Contemporary)

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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 got nice rejections explaining that historical fiction was a difficult sell. But I kept trying.

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

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

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

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  My husband, Jim, converted to Judaism just before our wedding.

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  November is Jewish book month, so Jewish Community Centers all around the country have book fairs where they invite authors and sell books in advance of the holidays.

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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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  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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  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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  Since 1985, I have written about contemporary Jewish practice and the Jewish community.