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"My mother had an expression which struck me as a meanspirited put-down, but rather accurate: In Yiddish: 'A kee gayt tzum Kiev, un kimt fun Kiev, un blaybt a kee.'"

"Thank God, it will soon be 2015."

"Both of them suspected it may not work."

"That is a very insightful statement."

"Perhaps I am being too hard on myself, but in retrospect, I find it hard to believe that my life through the late 30s seemed largely unaffected (and unaware) by what was going on in the world."

"From the age of 10, my mother made it clear to me that I had to go to Shul on Rosh Hashana--Yom Kippur. She did not go to Shul. I went alone."

"I am concerned about the economy."

"When something bad (but not really bad) happens, it is not a total loss if you can get a story out of it, as my friend Bob would say."

"1951 was a very busy year for me."

"I recently wrote a piece about my very limited experience as a substitute teacher."