Don’t Forget to Write

by Sara Goodman Confino

“There are only three certainties in this world, Marilyn. Death, taxes, and Jewish mothers wanting to marry their children off.”

“You catch more flies with honey than with vinegar. And don’t ever let anyone tell you we’re the weaker sex.”

“Always say yes to new things,” Ada said. “It’s the only way you’ll be able to write about life—if you actually go out and live it.”

The world loves to destroy what it doesn’t understand. Some things can be hidden to be protected. Some can’t.”

Which made me sad, knowing even if she accepted me for who I was, there would always be a judgmental rift born of a lack of comprehension.