I wanted to cry, but I realized that I was too old for that. I would be a woman soon and I would have to learn how to live with a divided heart.

Death is no enemy, but the foundation of gratitude, sympathy, and art. Of all life's pleasures, only love owes no debt to death.

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

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.

One of his tears fell in my mouth, where it became a blue sapphire, source of strength, source of strength and eternal hope.

The more I do bookstores, the more people come up to me from church groups. I spoke at Pittsburg State College and had 2 or 3 ministers and book groups from a couple of churches.

The painful things seemed like knots on a beautiful necklace, necessary for keeping the beads in place.