“you got a sad story, ruth,' mimba said. 'but not sad-sad. you here with me and cato and all us together now. you have a happy-sad story. best you can get in this life is happy-sad. but you always gotta remember your own mama that birthed you. even though you only got a crumb of her story, you still got to say her name out loud. you always honor your dead, else you get trouble from them, sure.” Philosophy Book:The Last Days of Dogtown Source: The Last Days of Dogtown
“On the day that the intelligence and talents of women are fully honored and employed, the human community and the planet itself will benefit in ways we can only begin to imagine.” WomenFeminismFutureProphecy Book:The Red Tent Source: The Red Tent
“The chain connecting mother to daughter was broken and the world passed to the keeping of men, who had no way of knowing.” ForgettingPassage Of TimeMatriarch Book:The Red Tent Source: The Red Tent
“Zilpah had little use for men, whom she described as hairy, crude, and half human. Women needed men to make babies and to move heavy objects, but otherwise she didn't understand their purpose, much less appreciate their charms.” MenWomenHumour Book:The Red Tent Source: The Red Tent
“Just as there is no warning for childbirth, there is no preparation for the sight of a first child... There should be a song for women to sing at this moment, or a prayer to recite. But perhaps there is none because there are no words strong enough to name the moment.” LoveWomenBabyMotherhoodMothersChildbirthGiving BirthHaving A BabyMother S LoveMaternal Love Book:The Red Tent Source: The Red Tent
“The more a daughter knows about the details of her mother's life - without flinching or whining - the stronger the daughter.” MothersDaughters Book:The Red Tent Source: The Red Tent
“In the moment before I crossed over, I knew that the priests and magicians of Egypt were fools and charlatans for promising to prolong the beauties of life beyond the world we are give. Death is no enemy, but the foundation of gratitude, sympathy, and art. All of life's pleasures, only love owes no debt to death.” LifeArtDeathBeautyRed Tent Author:Anita Diamant
“Why had no one told me that my body would become a battlefield, a sacrifice, a test? Why did I not know that birth is the pinnacle where women discover the courage to become mothers? But of course there is no way to tell this or to hear it. Until you are the woman on the bricks, you have no idea how death stands in the corner, ready to play his part. Until you are the woman on the bricks, you do not know the power that rises from other women-even strangers speaking an unknown tongue, invoking the names of unfamiliar goddesses.” FearBirthMotherhoodLabour Pains Book:The Red Tent Source: The Red Tent
“I never cared for red headed men. I think they look like shrimp boiled to peel.” HumorShrimpRed Heads Book:The Boston Girl Source: The Boston Girl
“He goes on and on about war like it is something beautiful and noble, which only means he's never seen it himself. War is hideous and it leaves you covered in shit. I cannot kill anyone else. I will not.” WarKillingKillConscientious ObjectionAnita DiamantDay After Night Book:Day After Night Source: Day After Night