61 Quotes by Anita Diament

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 like the way he danced. And then I like the way we danced together.

The more a daughter knows the details of her mother's life [...] the stronger the daughter.

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

In Egypt, I loved the perfume of the lotus. A flower would bloom in the pool at dawn, filling the entire garden with a blue musk so powerful it seemed that even the fish and ducks would swoon. By night, the flower might wither but the perfume lasted. Fainter and fainter, but never quite gone. Even many days later, the lotus remained in the garden. Months would pass and a bee would alight near the spot where the lotus had blossomed, and its essence was released again, momentary but undeniable.

One of my great secrets was knowing I had the power to make her smile.

Weeping is terrible for the complexion" said Leonie, holding Shayndel close, "but it is very good for the soul.

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.

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