171 Quotes by Anita Diamant

Was Juliet a better poet than Romeo? If Juliet found out about Rosaline, would she still love Romeo? Should Juliet have given Paris a chance? Why is love so dangerous for Juliet? Why are Juliet’s parents so blind? Was the Nurse Juliet’s friend or enemy? Would Juliet have killed herself if she had been twenty-five years old instead of thirteen?

I died but I did not leave them.

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

People don’t talk so much about sad memories.

Egypt loved the lotus because it never dies. It is the same for people who are loved.

I am not certain whether my earliest memories are truly mine, because when I bring them to mind, I feel my mothers’ breath on every word.

Of all life’s pleasures, only love owes no debt to death.

If you treat every question like you’ve never heard it before, your students feel like you respect them and everyone learns a lot more. Including the teacher.

Wherever you walk, I go with you. Selah.