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Sholom Aleichem
Sholom Aleichem

Sholom Aleichem, born Solomon Rabinovich, was a prominent Jewish author in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Known for his humor and satire, his works have been highly appreciated by readers. Aleichem is renowned for his profound insights into Jewish life and his delicate portrayal of human nature. more

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“It seems to me a most dreadful thing to go out of the world and not leave one person behind you who is sorry you are gone,' said Anne, shuddering.”

“Poor soul, she always knew everything about her neighbors, but she never was very well acquainted with herself.”

“We've had a beautiful friendship, Diana. We've never marred it by one quarrel or coolness or unkind word; and I hope it will always be so. But things can't be quite the same after this. You'll have other interests. I'll just be on the outside.”

“I wish I were dead, or that it were tomorrow night,' groaned Phil.”

“Words aren't made — they grow,' said Anne.”

“But was anything in life, Anne asked herself wearily, like one's imagination of it?”

“I do know my own mind,' protested Anne. 'The trouble is, my mind changes and then I have to get acquainted with it all over again.”

“She had dreamed some brilliant dreams during the past winter and now they lay in the dust around her. In her present mood of self-disgust, she could not immediately begin dreaming again. And she discovered that, while solitude with dreams is glorious, solitude without them has few charms.”

“Anne was always glad in the happiness of her friends; but it is sometimes a little lonely to be surrounded everywhere by happiness that is not your own.”