The painful things seemed like knots on a beautiful necklace, necessary for keeping the beads in place.
Weeping is terrible for the complexion” said Leonie, holding Shayndel close, “but it is very good for the soul.
Sometimes luck was just another word for creation, which was as relentless as destruction.
The more a daughter knows the details of her mother’s life-without flinching or whining-the stronger the daughter.
The Sabbath is a weekly cathedral raised up in my dining room, in my family, in my heart.
Why did I not know that birth is the pinnacle where women discover the courage to become mothers?
I pray I die before they day comes when I do not know if my sons are infants or grandfathers.
Making plans is a game. Life chooses for you.
Egypt loved the lotus because it never dies. It is the same for people who are loved.
I like the way he danced. And then I like the way we danced together.
Egypt loved the lotus becuase it never dies. It is the same for people who are loved. Thus can something as insignificant as a name-two syllables, one high, one sweet- summon up the innumerable smiles, tears, sighs and dreams of a human life.
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.
I love many kinds of music: world music, jazz, classical, pop.
Mountains are where heaven meets earth.
When a shy person smiles, it’s like the sun coming out.