In his authoritative book The Joys of Yiddish, ... an excellent and praiseworthy housewife.
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I learned that it is the weak who are cruel, and that gentleness is to be expected only from the strong.Leo Rosten
Extremists think "communication" means agreeing with them.
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I will never give in to old age until I become old. And I'm not old yet.
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The writer wants to be understood much more than he wants to be respected or praised or even loved. And that perhaps, is what makes him different from others.
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A writer writes not because he is educated but because he is driven by the need to communicate. Behind the need to communicate is the need to share. Behind the need to share is the need to be understood.
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We see things as we are, not as they are.
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